§ 256.541 Garage keeper; prima facie evidence of negligence
§ 256.542 Garage keeper; prima facie evidence of conversion
§ 256.543 Examination of vehicle and notice of loss; requirement
§ 256.544 Statements of vehicle condition; forms; refusal to sign, effect
§ 256.545 Contracts nullifying act; invalidity

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Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 256 > Act 391 of 1919 - Garage Keeper's Liability

  • Bona fide member: means a member who participates in the qualified organization to further its lawful purposes and the spouse of such a member. See Michigan Laws 432.132
  • Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
  • Charity game: means the random resale of a series of charity game tickets. See Michigan Laws 432.102
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Dealer: means an individual who does any of the following in a millionaire party game:
    (i) Performs the act of dealing. See Michigan Laws 432.132
  • Demarcated area: means the physical area in which licensed millionaire party gaming will be conducted, the boundaries of which are marked with rope or tape or separated in an access-controlled area of the location. See Michigan Laws 432.132
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Equipment: means the objects and mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic devices used to determine or assist in determining the winners of prizes at an event. See Michigan Laws 432.102
  • Event: means , in article 1, an occasion of bingo games, a raffle, a charity game, or a numeral game conducted under a license issued under article 1, and in article 2, an occasion of a millionaire party conducted under a license issued under article 2. See Michigan Laws 432.102
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Executive director: means the executive director of the board, appointed under section 4 of the Michigan gaming control and revenue act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432. See Michigan Laws 432.102
  • in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
  • Lessor: means a person who rents a location to a millionaire party licensee for the purpose of conducting an event. See Michigan Laws 432.132
  • Licensee: means a person, including a qualified organization, licensed under this act. See Michigan Laws 432.103
  • Location: means a building, enclosure, part of a building or enclosure, or a distinct portion of real property that is used for the purpose of conducting an event. See Michigan Laws 432.103
  • Location owner: means the person that owns a location or an employee or agent of the person. See Michigan Laws 432.132
  • Member: means an individual who qualified for membership in a qualified organization under its bylaws, articles of incorporation, charter, rules, or other written statement. See Michigan Laws 432.103
  • Millionaire party: means an event at which wagers are placed on games of chance customarily associated with a gambling casino through the use of imitation money or chips that have a nominal value equal to or greater than the value of the currency for which they can be exchanged. See Michigan Laws 432.103
  • Numeral game: means the random resale of a series of numeral game tickets. See Michigan Laws 432.103
  • Person: means an individual, firm, association, corporation, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 432.103a
  • Principal officer: means the highest ranking officer of the qualified organization according to its written constitution, charter, articles of incorporation, or bylaws. See Michigan Laws 432.103a
  • Prize: means anything of value, including, but not limited to, money or merchandise that is given to a player for attending or winning a game at an event. See Michigan Laws 432.103a
  • Qualified organization: means , subject to subdivision (e), either of the following:
  •     (i) A bona fide religious, educational, service, senior citizens, fraternal, or veterans' organization that operates without profit to its members and that either has been in existence continuously as an organization for a period of 5 years or is exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 501(c). See Michigan Laws 432.103a
  • shall not apply: means that the pertinent provision is not operative as to certain persons or things or in conjunction with a particular date or dates. See Michigan Laws 8.4c
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • Supplier: means a person licensed under this act to rent, sell, or lease equipment or to sell charity game or numeral game tickets to qualified organizations licensed under this act. See Michigan Laws 432.103a