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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations › Act 58 of 1915 - Cremation Companies (456.201 - 456.213) › Section 456.210 - Records of Cremations; Contents.

456.210 Records of cremations; contents.
Sec. 10.
It shall be the duty of any company or association incorporated under this act, to keep a record showing the name, age, and last place of residence of every person incinerated in the crematorium maintained by said corporation, as well as the number of the cremation permit and name of the officiating undertaker.
History:
1915, Act 58, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915 ;-- CL 1915, 11186 ;-- CL 1929, 10471 ;-- CL 1948, 456.210
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations › Act 58 of 1915 - Cremation Companies (456.201 - 456.213) › Section 456.211 - Records of Niches.

456.211 Records of niches.
Sec. 11.
Corporations organized under this act and operating a columbarium shall also keep a record of the names and addresses of the owners of niches, as well as the numbers of the niches to which they hold title and names of deceased whose remains are inurned therein.
History:
1915, Act 58, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915 ;-- CL 1915, 11187 ;-- CL 1929, 10472 ;-- CL 1948, 456.211
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations › Act 58 of 1915 - Cremation Companies (456.201 - 456.213) › Section 456.212 - Grounds; Laying Out, Improvement.

456.212 Grounds; laying out, improvement.
Sec. 12.
It shall be the duty of such board of directors to lay out and embellish the grounds, and to see that they are well kept and in good condition.
History:
1915, Act 58, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915 ;-- CL 1915, 11188 ;-- CL 1929, 10473 ;-- CL 1948, 456.212
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations › Act 58 of 1915 - Cremation Companies (456.201 - 456.213) › Section 456.213 - Sale of Niches; Trust Fund, Investment and Use.

456.213 Sale of niches; trust fund, investment and use.
Sec. 13.
One-half of the moneys received from the sale of niches shall be transferred to a trust fund until a sufficient amount has accumulated to insure the perpetual maintenance, and care of the columbarium, in which case they may be diverted to the treasury of the corporation. Moneys received for the trust fund shall only be invested in such securities as are considered legal investments for banks and trust companies in the state of Michigan. All interest received from such investments, however, shall be payable to the treasurer of the corporation and be used as aforesaid.
History:
1915, Act 58, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915 ;-- CL 1915, 11189 ;-- CL 1929, 10474 ;-- CL 1948, 456.213
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations › Act 13 of 1882 (Ex. Sess.) - Vault Associations (456.251 - 456.253) › Section 456.251 - Articles of Agreement; Execution, Acknowledgment, and Filing; Signers of Articles and Associates as Body Politic and Corporate.

456.251 Articles of agreement; execution, acknowledgment, and filing; signers of articles and associates as body politic and corporate.
Sec. 1.
That any 5 or more persons desirous to organize an association for the purpose of preserving and protecting bodies of deceased persons before burial, may execute under their hands and acknowledge before some person authorized to take the acknowledgment of deeds, the duplicate articles of agreement, as hereinafter specified, 1 copy whereof shall be filed with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, and upon the execution and acknowledgment of such articles and the filing thereof, the signers thereof, and those who may hereafter become associated with them, shall become a body politic and corporate for the purpose set forth in said articles.
History:
1882, Ex. Sess., Act 13, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1882 ;-- How. 4789a ;-- CL 1897, 8413 ;-- CL 1915, 11200 ;-- CL 1929, 10475 ;-- CL 1948, 456.251 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 112, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations › Act 13 of 1882 (Ex. Sess.) - Vault Associations (456.251 - 456.253) › Section 456.252 - Vault Associations; Articles of Association, Contents.

456.252 Vault associations; articles of association, contents.
Sec. 2.
The articles of association shall contain:
First, The full names of the persons associating in the first instance, and the place of residence of each person,
Second, The name of such corporation, and the place where its office for the transaction of business is located and the period for which it is incorporated, not exceeding 30 years,
Third, The object for which it is organized,
Fourth, The number and names of its trustees, if any, and regular officers, and the time and place of holding its annual meeting,
Fifth, The terms and conditions of membership therein,
Sixth, Amount of capital stock, number of shares, by whom taken, value of each share, and amount paid in on each share.
History:
1882, Ex. Sess., Act 13, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1882 ;-- How. 4789b ;-- CL 1897, 8414 ;-- CL 1915, 11201 ;-- CL 1929, 10476 ;-- CL 1948, 456.252
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations › Act 13 of 1882 (Ex. Sess.) - Vault Associations (456.251 - 456.253) › Section 456.253 - Vault Associations; Corporate Powers.

456.253 Vault associations; corporate powers.
Sec. 3.
Said association may purchase or take by devise or gift, hold, and convey, real estate not exceeding 3 acres of land, and may erect thereon, a vault and such other suitable buildings necessary to carry out the objects of said association.
History:
1882, Ex. Sess., Act 13, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1882 ;-- How. 4789c ;-- CL 1897, 8415 ;-- CL 1915, 11202 ;-- CL 1929, 10477 ;-- CL 1948, 456.253
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations › Act 251 of 1968 - Cemetery Regulation Act (456.521 - 456.543) › Section 456.521 - Cemetery Regulation Act; Short Title.

456.521 Cemetery regulation act; short title.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the “cemetery regulation act”.
History:
1968, Act 251, Eff. Sept. 15, 1968
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of certain occupational functions, boards, and commissions from the Department of Licensing and Regulation to the Department of Commerce, see E.R.O. No. 1991-9, compiled at MCL 338.3501 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations › Act 251 of 1968 - Cemetery Regulation Act (456.521 - 456.543) › Section 456.522a - Commissioner, Spouse, or Child; Financial Interest in Cemetery, Cemetery Operations, Supplier, or Funeral Establishment Prohibited.

456.522a Commissioner, spouse, or child; financial interest in cemetery, cemetery operations, supplier, or funeral establishment prohibited.
Sec. 2a.
The cemetery commissioner, or the commissioner's spouse or child, shall not have a direct or indirect financial interest in a cemetery, cemetery operations, a supplier of cemetery services or cemetery memorials, or a funeral establishment as defined in section 1801 of the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.1801.
History:
Add. 1982, Act 132, Imd. Eff. Apr. 20, 1982 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 478, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 2009
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of certain occupational functions, boards, and commissions from the Department of Licensing and Regulation to the Department of Commerce, see E.R.O. No. 1991-9, compiled at MCL 338.3501 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations › Act 251 of 1968 - Cemetery Regulation Act (456.521 - 456.543) › Section 456.523-456.527 - Repealed. 1982, Act 132, Imd. Eff. Apr. 20, 1982.

456.523-456.527 Repealed. 1982, Act 132, Imd. Eff. Apr. 20, 1982.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to the creation and membership of the state cemetery commission.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations › Act 251 of 1968 - Cemetery Regulation Act (456.521 - 456.543) › Section 456.528 - Commissioner; Rules.

456.528 Commissioner; rules.
Sec. 8.
(1) The commissioner shall promulgate rules under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, to implement and administer this act, including, but not limited to, rules regarding all of the following:
(a) The maintenance of records relative to the financial aspects of cemeteries.
(b) Requirements for applications for the granting of permits and registrations required under this act, including, but not limited to, the good moral character and financial security, responsibility, and stability of persons having an interest in the cemetery and all persons with decision-making authority that are employed by the applicant, registrant, or permittee.
(c) The formal and informal procedures governing the conduct of contested cases under this act before the commissioner or a hearing officer designated by the commissioner.
(d) The establishment, control, record keeping, and auditing of endowment care trusts, merchandise trust accounts, and related trust funds.
(e) Requirements for trust agreements, endowment care trusts, and merchandise trust accounts.
(f) The full disclosure of the source, nature, and amount of consideration to be used in the sale or transfer of a cemetery.
(g) Submission of annual reports in accordance with section 16(12) and (13), including requests for extensions.
(2) The commissioner shall update any existing rules that must be changed due to the amendatory act that added this subsection within 12 months after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection.
History:
1968, Act 251, Eff. Sept. 15, 1968 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 290, Imd. Eff. Oct. 30, 1972 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 132, Imd. Eff. Apr. 20, 1982 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 22, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 478, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 2009
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of certain occupational functions, boards, and commissions from the Department of Licensing and Regulation to the Department of Commerce, see E.R.O. No. 1991-9, compiled at MCL 338.3501 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Admin Rule:
R 456.101 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations › Act 251 of 1968 - Cemetery Regulation Act (456.521 - 456.543) › Section 456.529a - Performance of Duties of Commissioner; Assistance From All Departments, State Agencies, Public Bodies Corporate, Committees, Commissioners, Officers of State, and Any Political Subdivision.

456.529a Performance of duties of commissioner; assistance from all departments, state agencies, public bodies corporate, committees, commissioners, officers of state, and any political subdivision.
Sec. 9a.
All departments, state agencies, public bodies corporate, committees, commissioners, or officers of this state, and any political subdivision of this state, so far as is compatible with their duties, shall give the commissioner or his or her designee any necessary assistance required by the commissioner in the performance of the duties of the commissioner. All departments, state agencies, public bodies corporate, committees, commissioners, or officers of this state, and any political subdivision of this state, shall provide the commissioner free access to any book, record, or document in their custody relating to the matters within the scope of the commissioner in the performance of his or her duties.
History:
Add. 2008, Act 478, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 2009
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations › Act 251 of 1968 - Cemetery Regulation Act (456.521 - 456.543) › Section 456.529b - Consultants; Contracts.

456.529b Consultants; contracts.
Sec. 9b.
The commissioner may enter into contracts to accomplish requirements under this act, including for the engagement of consultants. The commissioner may use an authorized employee or agent, who is an attorney, to represent the commissioner or the department in a contested case proceeding brought under this act.
History:
Add. 2008, Act 478, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 2009
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations › Act 251 of 1968 - Cemetery Regulation Act (456.521 - 456.543) › Section 456.530 - Commissioner; Auditing Trust Funds; Registration of Cemeteries; Exemptions.

456.530 Commissioner; auditing trust funds; registration of cemeteries; exemptions.
Sec. 10.
(1) The commissioner shall institute and maintain a system of auditing trust funds required by this act and of registering each cemetery authorized to be created, maintained, and operated in this state, as well as any other cemetery operating under state law or local ordinance. A cemetery owned and operated by a municipal corporation, church, or religious institution is exempt from this act. However, a municipal corporation may pass ordinances necessary for regulating that municipal corporation's cemeteries.
(2) A cemetery for earth interment of 10 acres or less in size, which is owned and operated entirely and exclusively by an existing nonprofit entity and in which a burial has taken place before September 15, 1968, is exempt from the fee provisions of this act, shall have the trust fund required by this act audited at the discretion of the commissioner, and is exempt from the endowment care trust fund requirements of section 16, except for the report requirements if the cemetery maintains endowment and perpetual care trust funds.
History:
1968, Act 251, Eff. Sept. 15, 1968 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 102, Imd. Eff. Apr. 6, 1978 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 132, Imd. Eff. Apr. 20, 1982 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 289, Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 1982 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 22, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 478, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 2009
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of certain occupational functions, boards, and commissions from the Department of Licensing and Regulation to the Department of Commerce, see E.R.O. No. 1991-9, compiled at MCL 338.3501 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations › Act 251 of 1968 - Cemetery Regulation Act (456.521 - 456.543) › Section 456.531 - Commissioner; Registration Fee; Renewal Blank and Notice.

456.531 Commissioner; registration fee; renewal blank and notice.
Sec. 11.
The commissioner shall charge an annual registration fee of $20.00 per year for each cemetery registered. Not less than 90 days before the expiration date prescribed in section 15, the commissioner shall cause a renewal blank to be mailed to each registrant, together with a notice advising the registrant of the time and procedures for renewal of a registration.
History:
1968, Act 251, Eff. Sept. 15, 1968 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 132, Imd. Eff. Apr. 20, 1982
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of certain occupational functions, boards, and commissions from the Department of Licensing and Regulation to the Department of Commerce, see E.R.O. No. 1991-9, compiled at MCL 338.3501 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations › Act 251 of 1968 - Cemetery Regulation Act (456.521 - 456.543) › Section 456.532a - Examining Affairs of Cemetery or Person; Inspection or Audit of Books, Papers, Records, and Documents; Audit Charges.

456.532a Examining affairs of cemetery or person; inspection or audit of books, papers, records, and documents; audit charges.
Sec. 12a.
(1) The commissioner or an examiner, investigator, or other person the commissioner may appoint, may visit and examine the affairs of any cemetery or person required to register under this act and shall have free access to the books, papers, records, and documents of the cemetery corporation, person, affiliated person, or agent acting on its behalf that relate to the business of the cemetery or person required to register under this act.
(2) The books, papers, records, and documents shall be available for inspection or audit at any time during regular business hours with reasonable notice. One or more qualified persons designated by the commissioner shall conduct the audit, whose services shall be charged to and paid by the cemetery.
History:
Add. 1978, Act 102, Imd. Eff. Apr. 6, 1978 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 132, Imd. Eff. Apr. 20, 1982 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 22, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 478, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 2009
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of certain occupational functions, boards, and commissions from the Department of Licensing and Regulation to the Department of Commerce, see E.R.O. No. 1991-9, compiled at MCL 338.3501 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations › Act 251 of 1968 - Cemetery Regulation Act (456.521 - 456.543) › Section 456.533 - Establishment of Cemetery; Application for Permit; Investigation Fee; Conduct of Investigation; Notice to Commissioner of Certain Changes; Order to Void Certain Appointments.

456.533 Establishment of cemetery; application for permit; investigation fee; conduct of investigation; notice to commissioner of certain changes; order to void certain appointments.
Sec. 13.
(1) Any person desiring to establish a cemetery shall file with the commissioner, on forms furnished by the commissioner, an application for a permit to establish a cemetery. The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable investigation fee of $1,500.00.
(2) After a receipt of an application, the commissioner shall conduct an investigation pertaining to the physical plans, the community need for the planned cemetery, and pertinent information pertaining to the applicant's experience, financial security, responsibility, and stability, ability, and good moral character and the source, nature, and amount of consideration to be used in the purchase of the cemetery. If the applicant is not an individual, the same investigation shall be made of the owners, directors, officers, partners, members, or any person occupying a similar status or performing similar functions, or any affiliated person.
(3) A cemetery company shall immediately notify the commissioner of any change in its directors, officers, partners, members, affiliated persons, or any persons occupying a similar status or performing similar functions. If after investigation the commissioner determines that any new director, officer, partner, member, affiliated person, or a person occupying a similar status or performing a similar function does not have suitable experience, financial security, responsibility, and stability, ability, and good moral character, the commissioner shall order the cemetery company to void the appointment of the director, officer, partner, member, affiliated person, or any persons occupying a similar status or performing a similar function.
History:
1968, Act 251, Eff. Sept. 15, 1968 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 132, Imd. Eff. Apr. 20, 1982 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 22, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 478, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 2009
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of certain occupational functions, boards, and commissions from the Department of Licensing and Regulation to the Department of Commerce, see E.R.O. No. 1991-9, compiled at MCL 338.3501 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations › Act 251 of 1968 - Cemetery Regulation Act (456.521 - 456.543) › Section 456.533a - Circumstances Causing Person to Be Ineligible as Cemetery Owner or Holder of Controlling Interest; Factors for Determining Eligibility.

456.533a Circumstances causing person to be ineligible as cemetery owner or holder of controlling interest; factors for determining eligibility.
Sec. 13a.
(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions governing eligibility as a cemetery owner, a person may be ineligible to become a cemetery owner or hold a controlling interest in a cemetery company if any of the following circumstances exist:
(a) The person has been convicted of a felony under the laws of this state, any other state, or the United States.
(b) The person has been convicted of a misdemeanor involving gambling, theft, dishonesty, or fraud in any state, or has been convicted under a local ordinance in any state involving gambling, dishonesty, theft, or fraud that substantially corresponds to a misdemeanor in this state.
(c) The person has knowingly submitted an application for a license under this act that contains false information.
(d) The person lacks the requisite character, experience, and financial responsibility to control and operate the cemetery in a legal and proper manner, as determined by the commissioner, and the proposed ownership or change in ownership and management is likely to jeopardize the public.
(2) In determining whether to allow a person to become a cemetery owner, the commissioner shall also consider all of the following:
(a) The past and present compliance of the person and its affiliated person with cemetery or cemetery-related licensing requirements, cemetery-related agreements, or compacts with the state of Michigan or any other jurisdiction.
(b) Whether the person has been indicted, charged, arrested, or convicted, has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere, or has forfeited bail concerning any criminal offense under the laws of any jurisdiction, either felony or misdemeanor, not including traffic violations, unless the offense has been expunged, pardoned, or reversed on appeal or otherwise nullified as determined by the commissioner.
(c) Whether the person has filed, or had filed against it, a proceeding for bankruptcy or has ever been involved in any formal process to adjust, defer, suspend, or otherwise work out the payment of any debt.
(d) Whether the person has been served with a complaint or other notice filed with any public body regarding a payment of any tax required under federal, state, or local law that has been delinquent for 1 or more years.
(e) The person has a history of noncompliance with any regulatory requirements in this state, any other jurisdiction, or the federal government.
History:
Add. 2008, Act 478, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 2009
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations › Act 251 of 1968 - Cemetery Regulation Act (456.521 - 456.543) › Section 456.534 - Granting or Refusing to Grant Permit; Denial of Application; Procedures.

456.534 Granting or refusing to grant permit; denial of application; procedures.
Sec. 14.
After receipt of the investigation fee and application, and after investigation, the commissioner shall grant or refuse to grant the permit. If the commissioner decides to deny the application for a permit, he or she shall follow the procedure set forth in section 19.
History:
1968, Act 251, Eff. Sept. 15, 1968 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 132, Imd. Eff. Apr. 20, 1982
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of certain occupational functions, boards, and commissions from the Department of Licensing and Regulation to the Department of Commerce, see E.R.O. No. 1991-9, compiled at MCL 338.3501 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations › Act 251 of 1968 - Cemetery Regulation Act (456.521 - 456.543) › Section 456.535 - Registration of Cemetery; Date; Application; Form; Fee; Expiration; Procedure for Denying Registration; Late Penalty Filing Fee.

456.535 Registration of cemetery; date; application; form; fee; expiration; procedure for denying registration; late penalty filing fee.
Sec. 15.
(1) Each person owning, managing, or operating a cemetery shall register the cemetery by filing with the commissioner a registration application before June 2 of each year, on a form furnished by the commissioner, and accompanied by the registration fee. A registration expires on July 1 of each year.
(2) If the commissioner intends to deny registration, the procedure set forth in section 19 shall be followed. The commissioner may impose a late penalty filing fee of $10.00 per day on a person which filed a registration application after June 1.
History:
1968, Act 251, Eff. Sept. 15, 1968 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 102, Imd. Eff. Apr. 6, 1978 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 132, Imd. Eff. Apr. 20, 1982 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 22, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 478, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 2009
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of certain occupational functions, boards, and commissions from the Department of Licensing and Regulation to the Department of Commerce, see E.R.O. No. 1991-9, compiled at MCL 338.3501 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations › Act 251 of 1968 - Cemetery Regulation Act (456.521 - 456.543) › Section 456.535a - Witness Fee; Prohibition.

456.535a Witness fee; prohibition.
Sec. 15a.
A registrant shall not charge a fee for witnessing the lowering of a casket into the ground.
History:
Add. 1996, Act 112, Imd. Eff. Mar. 5, 1996
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations › Act 251 of 1968 - Cemetery Regulation Act (456.521 - 456.543) › Section 456.536a - Preconstruction Sales of Crypts or Niches.

456.536a Preconstruction sales of crypts or niches.
Sec. 16a.
A person shall not develop or build a mausoleum or columbarium and engage in preconstruction sales of crypts or niches in a mausoleum or columbarium unless that person does both of the following:
(a) Agrees to complete the mausoleum or columbarium within 4 years after the date of the first sale of an entombment or inurnment right in the proposed mausoleum or columbarium or, if construction is not completed within that time and upon the request of the purchaser, agrees to offer to the purchaser a refund of 100% of the purchase price with interest calculated at the rate of 4% per annum.
(b) Agrees that if the person for whom the entombment or inurnment right in the proposed mausoleum or columbarium dies before completion of the mausoleum or columbarium, an alternative disposition of the remains shall be provided until completion of the mausoleum or columbarium or until a refund is made of 100% of the purchase price with interest calculated at the rate of 4% per annum.
History:
Add. 2004, Act 22, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations › Act 251 of 1968 - Cemetery Regulation Act (456.521 - 456.543) › Section 456.539 - Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Permit or Registration; Notice of Intent; Hearing; Decision.

456.539 Denial, suspension, or revocation of permit or registration; notice of intent; hearing; decision.
Sec. 19.
If the commissioner intends to deny an application for a permit to establish a cemetery, to refuse registration of an existing cemetery, or to suspend or revoke a registration, the commissioner shall give written notice to the person involved of that intent. The notice shall state a time and a place for hearing before the commissioner or a designated hearing officer, and a summary statement of the reasons for the proposed action. The notice of intent shall be mailed by certified mail to the applicant at least 15 days before the scheduled hearing date. The commissioner shall hold a hearing pursuant to the notice in the manner required by the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, and the rules of procedure adopted by the commissioner. The commissioner shall issue a written decision.
History:
1968, Act 251, Eff. Sept. 15, 1968 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 102, Imd. Eff. Apr. 6, 1978 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 132, Imd. Eff. Apr. 20, 1982 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 22, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of certain occupational functions, boards, and commissions from the Department of Licensing and Regulation to the Department of Commerce, see E.R.O. No. 1991-9, compiled at MCL 338.3501 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations › Act 251 of 1968 - Cemetery Regulation Act (456.521 - 456.543) › Section 456.540 - Appeal.

456.540 Appeal.
Sec. 20.
Any person aggrieved by the decision of the commissioner rendered under section 19 may appeal to the circuit court as provided in chapter 6 of Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being sections 24.301 to 24.306 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History:
1968, Act 251, Eff. Sept. 15, 1968 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 132, Imd. Eff. Apr. 20, 1982
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of certain occupational functions, boards, and commissions from the Department of Licensing and Regulation to the Department of Commerce, see E.R.O. No. 1991-9, compiled at MCL 338.3501 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations › Act 251 of 1968 - Cemetery Regulation Act (456.521 - 456.543) › Section 456.541 - Violations; Penalties.

456.541 Violations; penalties.
Sec. 21.
(1) Except as otherwise provided for in subsection (2), a person who violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000.00.
(2) If the violator is an individual, the offense is punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both.
History:
1968, Act 251, Eff. Sept. 15, 1968 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 215, Imd. Eff. June 5, 1978 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 132, Imd. Eff. Apr. 20, 1982 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 22, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 478, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 2009
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of certain occupational functions, boards, and commissions from the Department of Licensing and Regulation to the Department of Commerce, see E.R.O. No. 1991-9, compiled at MCL 338.3501 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations › Act 251 of 1968 - Cemetery Regulation Act (456.521 - 456.543) › Section 456.542 - Repeal.

456.542 Repeal.
Sec. 22.
Act No. 337 of the Public Acts of 1966, being sections 456.501 to 456.514 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is repealed.
History:
1968, Act 251, Eff. Sept. 15, 1968
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of certain occupational functions, boards, and commissions from the Department of Licensing and Regulation to the Department of Commerce, see E.R.O. No. 1991-9, compiled at MCL 338.3501 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations › Act 251 of 1968 - Cemetery Regulation Act (456.521 - 456.543) › Section 456.543 - Effective Date of Act.

456.543 Effective date of act.
Sec. 23.
This act shall take effect September 15, 1968.
History:
1968, Act 251, Eff. Sept. 15, 1968
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of certain occupational functions, boards, and commissions from the Department of Licensing and Regulation to the Department of Commerce, see E.R.O. No. 1991-9, compiled at MCL 338.3501 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 134 of 1871 - St. George's Societies (457.1 - 457.7) › Section 457.1 - St. George's Societies; Incorporators.

457.1 St. George's societies; incorporators.
Sec. 1.
That any number of persons of English birth, who may now or hereafter be residents of this state, or the descendants of such persons in the first or second degree, may be incorporated in pursuance of the provision of this act.
History:
1871, Act 134, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1871 ;-- CL 1871, 3246 ;-- How. 4520 ;-- CL 1897, 7804 ;-- CL 1915, 10240 ;-- CL 1929, 10521 ;-- CL 1948, 457.1
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 134 of 1871 - St. George's Societies (457.1 - 457.7) › Section 457.2 - Articles of Association; Execution, Contents.

457.2 Articles of association; execution, contents.
Sec. 2.
Any 10 or more persons residents of this state, being of English birth, or their descendants as aforesaid, desiring to become incorporated, may make and execute articles of association under their hands and seals, which said articles of association shall be acknowledged before some officer of this state having authority to take acknowledgment of deeds, and shall set forth:
First. The names of persons associating, and their place of residence;
Second. The location of the association of which they are members;
Third. The corporate name by which such association shall be known in the law: Provided, That each association incorporated under this act, shall be known as "The St. George Society" of (the name of the city or township where such association is located, and if more than 1 such association is located in the same city or township, the same shall be designated by number.)
Fourth. The object and purpose of such association, which shall be to provide for the relief of distressed members and their families (provided such distress is not occasioned by drunkenness or crime), the visitation of the sick, the burial of the dead, and to aid and assist the widows and orphans of deceased members, and in the discretion of the society to relieve and advise distressed immigrants, and others from that part of Great Britain south of the Tweed, and the isles adjacent thereto, and their sons and grandsons.
The period for which such association shall be incorporated shall not exceed 30 years.
History:
1871, Act 134, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1871 ;-- CL 1871, 3247 ;-- How. 4521 ;-- CL 1897, 7805 ;-- CL 1915, 10241 ;-- CL 1929, 10522 ;-- CL 1948, 457.2
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 134 of 1871 - St. George's Societies (457.1 - 457.7) › Section 457.3 - Filing Copy of Articles With Department of Commerce; Signers of Articles, Associates, and Successors as Body Politic and Corporate; Powers; Evidence of Existence and Incorporation.

457.3 Filing copy of articles with department of commerce; signers of articles, associates, and successors as body politic and corporate; powers; evidence of existence and incorporation.
Sec. 3.
A copy of said articles of association shall be filed with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, and thereupon the persons who shall have signed said articles of association, their associates and successors, shall be a body politic, and corporate by the name expressed in such articles of association, and by that name they and their successors shall have succession, and shall be persons in the law, capable of suing and being sued, and they and their successors may have a common seal, and the same may change and alter at pleasure; and a certified copy of the record of such articles of association under the seal of the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, shall be received as prima facie evidence in all courts in this state, of the existence and due incorporation of such corporation.
History:
1871, Act 134, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1871 ;-- CL 1871, 3248 ;-- How. 4522 ;-- CL 1897, 7806 ;-- CL 1915, 10242 ;-- CL 1929, 10523 ;-- CL 1948, 457.3 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 102, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 134 of 1871 - St. George's Societies (457.1 - 457.7) › Section 457.4 - Property; Holding, Disposition.

457.4 Property; holding, disposition.
Sec. 4.
Every corporation formed in pursuance of this act shall be capable in its corporate name, of purchasing, taking, receiving, holding and enjoying to itself estates both real and personal: Provided, That the value of such real and personal estate shall not exceed the sum of 100,000 dollars, and that they and their successors shall have full authority and power to give, grant, sell, mortgage, lease, devise, and dispose of said real and personal estate, or part thereof, and other estates real and personal, may acquire instead thereof, at their will and pleasure; and the proceeds shall be devoted exclusively to charitable and benevolent purposes set forth in section 2.
History:
1871, Act 134, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1871 ;-- CL 1871, 3249 ;-- How. 4523 ;-- CL 1897, 7807 ;-- CL 1915, 10243 ;-- CL 1929, 10524 ;-- CL 1948, 457.4
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 134 of 1871 - St. George's Societies (457.1 - 457.7) › Section 457.5 - By-Laws and Rules; Officers, Powers.

457.5 By-laws and rules; officers, powers.
Sec. 5.
Said corporations shall have full power and authority to make and establish rules, regulations and by-laws for regulating and governing all the affairs and business of said corporations, not contrary to the laws of this state and the United States and to designate, elect, or appoint from among their number such officers, under such names and style as shall be in accordance with the constitution or charter of said society, who shall have the supervision, control, and management of the affairs of said corporations.
History:
1871, Act 134, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1871 ;-- CL 1871, 3250 ;-- How. 4524 ;-- CL 1897, 7808 ;-- CL 1915, 10244 ;-- CL 1929, 10525 ;-- CL 1948, 457.5
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 134 of 1871 - St. George's Societies (457.1 - 457.7) › Section 457.6 - Erection of Buildings; Capital Stock, Creation, Shares.

457.6 Erection of buildings; capital stock, creation, shares.
Sec. 6.
Any corporations formed in pursuance of this act may erect and own such suitable edifices, buildings or halls as such corporation shall deem necessary, with convenient rooms, for the meeting of said society, and for that purpose may create a capital stock of not more than 60,000 dollars, to be divided into shares of not more than 25 dollars each.
History:
1871, Act 134, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1871 ;-- CL 1871, 3251 ;-- How. 4525 ;-- CL 1897, 7809 ;-- CL 1915, 10245 ;-- CL 1929, 10526 ;-- CL 1948, 457.6
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 134 of 1871 - St. George's Societies (457.1 - 457.7) › Section 457.7 - Governing Law; Amendment of Act.

457.7 Governing law; amendment of act.
Sec. 7.
All corporations formed under the provisions of this act shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 73 of the Compiled Laws of this state, so far as the same may be applicable to corporations formed under this act, and the legislature may alter or amend this act at any time.
History:
1871, Act 134, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1871 ;-- CL 1871, 3252 ;-- How. 4526 ;-- CL 1897, 7810 ;-- CL 1915, 10246 ;-- CL 1929, 10527 ;-- CL 1948, 457.7
Compiler's Notes:
For provisions of chapter 73, referred to in this section, which have not been repealed or reenacted, see MCL 450.504 et seq.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 173 of 1891 - Sons of St. George (457.11 - 457.19) › Section 457.11 - Sons of St. George; Incorporators.

457.11 Sons of St. George; incorporators.
Sec. 1.
That any number of persons of English birth, who may now or hereafter be residents of this state, or the descendants of such persons in the first or second degree, may be incorporated in pursuance of the provisions of this act.
History:
1891, Act 173, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1891 ;-- CL 1897, 7795 ;-- CL 1915, 10231 ;-- CL 1929, 10528 ;-- CL 1948, 457.11
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 173 of 1891 - Sons of St. George (457.11 - 457.19) › Section 457.12 - Articles of Association; Execution, Contents.

457.12 Articles of association; execution, contents.
Sec. 2.
Any 10 or more residents of this state, being of English birth, or their descendants as aforesaid, desiring to become incorporated, may make and execute articles of association under their hands and seals, which said articles of association shall be acknowledged before some officer of this state having authority to take acknowledgments of deeds, and shall set forth:
First, The names of citizens associating, and their place of residence;
Second, The location of the association of which they are members;
Third, The corporate name by which such association shall be known in the law: Provided, That each association incorporated under this act shall be known as "Order Sons of St. George" of the name of the city or township where such association is located, and if more than 1 [such] association is located in the same city or township, the same shall be designated by number;
Fourth, The object and purpose of such association, which shall be to provide for the relief of distressed members and their families, provided such distress is not occasioned by drunkenness or crime, the visitation of the sick, the burial of the dead, and to aid and assist the widows and orphans of deceased members, and in the discretion of the lodge to relieve and advise distressed immigrants and others from that part of Great Britain south of the Tweed, and the isles adjacent thereto, and their sons and grandsons. The period for which such association shall be incorporated shall not exceed 30 years.
History:
1891, Act 173, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1891 ;-- CL 1897, 7796 ;-- CL 1915, 10232 ;-- CL 1929, 10529 ;-- CL 1948, 457.12
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 173 of 1891 - Sons of St. George (457.11 - 457.19) › Section 457.13 - Filing Copy of Articles of Association With Department of Commerce; Signers of Articles, Associates, and Successors as Body Politic and Corporate; Powers; Evidence of Existence and Incorporation.

457.13 Filing copy of articles of association with department of commerce; signers of articles, associates, and successors as body politic and corporate; powers; evidence of existence and incorporation.
Sec. 3.
A copy of said articles of association shall be filed with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce and thereupon the persons who shall have signed said articles of association, their associates and successors, shall be a body politic and corporate by the name expressed in such articles of association, and by that name, they and their successors shall have succession, and shall be citizens in the law capable of suing and being sued, and they and their successors may have a common seal, and the same, may change and alter at pleasure; and a certified copy of the record of such articles of association, under the seal of the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, shall be received as prima facie evidence, in all courts in this state, of the existence and due incorporation of such corporation.
History:
1891, Act 173, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1891 ;-- CL 1897, 7797 ;-- CL 1915, 10233 ;-- CL 1929, 10530 ;-- CL 1948, 457.13 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 118, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 173 of 1891 - Sons of St. George (457.11 - 457.19) › Section 457.14 - Property; Holding, Disposition.

457.14 Property; holding, disposition.
Sec. 4.
Every corporation formed in pursuance of this act shall be capable, in its corporate name, of purchasing, taking, receiving, holding and enjoying to itself estates both real and personal: Provided, That the value of such real and personal estate shall not exceed the sum of 100,000 dollars, and that they and their successors shall have full authority and power to give, grant, sell, mortgage, lease, devise, and dispose of said real and personal estate, or part thereof, and other estates, real and personal, may acquire instead thereof at their will and pleasure; and the proceeds shall be devoted exclusively to charitable and benevolent purposes, set forth in section 2.
History:
1891, Act 173, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1891 ;-- CL 1897, 7798 ;-- CL 1915, 10234 ;-- CL 1929, 10531 ;-- CL 1948, 457.14
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 173 of 1891 - Sons of St. George (457.11 - 457.19) › Section 457.15 - By-Laws and Rules; Officers, Powers.

457.15 By-laws and rules; officers, powers.
Sec. 5.
Said corporation [corporations] shall have full power and authority to make and establish rules, regulations, and by-laws for regulating and governing all the affairs and business of said corporation, not contrary to the laws of this state or the United States, and to designate, elect, or appoint, from among their number, such officers, under such name and style as shall be in accordance with the constitution or charter of said lodge, who shall have the supervision, control and management of the affairs of said corporations.
History:
1891, Act 173, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1891 ;-- CL 1897, 7799 ;-- CL 1915, 10235 ;-- CL 1929, 10532 ;-- CL 1948, 457.15
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 173 of 1891 - Sons of St. George (457.11 - 457.19) › Section 457.16 - Erection of Buildings; Capital Stock, Creation, Shares.

457.16 Erection of buildings; capital stock, creation, shares.
Sec. 6.
Any corporation formed in pursuance of this act may erect and own such suitable edifices, buildings or halls as such corporation shall deem necessary, with convenient rooms for the meeting of said lodge, and for that purpose may create a capital stock of not more than 60,000 dollars, to be divided into shares of not more than 25 dollars each.
History:
1891, Act 173, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1891 ;-- CL 1897, 7800 ;-- CL 1915, 10236 ;-- CL 1929, 10533 ;-- CL 1948, 457.16
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 173 of 1891 - Sons of St. George (457.11 - 457.19) › Section 457.17 - Governing Law; Amendment of Act.

457.17 Governing law; amendment of act.
Sec. 7.
All corporations formed under the provisions of this act shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 73 of the Compiled Laws of this state, the same being chapter 191 of Howell's statutes, so far as the same may be applicable to corporations formed under this act, and the legislature may alter or amend this act at any time.
History:
1891, Act 173, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1891 ;-- CL 1897, 7801 ;-- CL 1915, 10237 ;-- CL 1929, 10534 ;-- CL 1948, 457.17
Compiler's Notes:
For provisions of chapter 73, referred to in this section, which have not been repealed or reenacted, see MCL 450.504 et seq.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 173 of 1891 - Sons of St. George (457.11 - 457.19) › Section 457.18 - Grand Lodge; Incorporation, Purpose.

457.18 Grand lodge; incorporation, purpose.
Sec. 8.
Any 10 or more members of the body known as the Grand Lodge of the state of Michigan of the Order Sons of St. George, which number shall include the executive board of said grand lodge, may, under the provisions of this act, make and execute articles of association under their hands and seals, to be acknowledged before some officer of this state having authority to take acknowledgment of deeds, which articles shall set forth the same facts provided for in section 2 of this act, except that the location may be set forth as in the state of Michigan merely, and the corporate name shall be the "Grand Lodge of the State of Michigan of the Order Sons of St. George," and the object and purpose of the association shall be, and shall be set forth as, to exercise such jurisdiction, power and authority over subordinate lodges of said order in this state as are now, or may be given it by virtue of the articles and regulations of such grand lodge as they now, or as they may from time to time exist, not inconsistent with the laws and constitution of this state and of the United States.
History:
Add. 1895, Act 60, Imd. Eff. Apr. 4, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 7802 ;-- CL 1915, 10238 ;-- CL 1929, 10535 ;-- CL 1948, 457.18
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 173 of 1891 - Sons of St. George (457.11 - 457.19) › Section 457.19 - Filing Articles of Association With Department of Commerce; Signers of Articles, Associates, and Successors as Body Corporate; Powers and Duties.

457.19 Filing articles of association with department of commerce; signers of articles, associates, and successors as body corporate; powers and duties.
Sec. 9.
Such articles of association shall be filed in the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, and thereupon the persons who have signed the same, their associates and successors, shall be a body corporate with all the powers and privileges as to property conferred by this act upon local lodges of said order, together with the jurisdiction, power and authority over local or subordinate lodges of said order in this state, mentioned in the preceding section, and shall be subject to all the provisions of law and reservations of power described in section 7 of this act.
History:
Add. 1895, Act 60, Imd. Eff. Apr. 4, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 7803 ;-- CL 1915, 10239 ;-- CL 1929, 10536 ;-- CL 1948, 457.19 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 118, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982