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- Absent voter: is a voter who utilizes the process described in section 759. See Michigan Laws 168.2
- Absent voter ballot: means a ballot that is issued to a voter through the absent voter process. See Michigan Laws 168.2
- Accessory: means any exclusively identifiable physical object whose spatial relationship to the corner is recorded on a land corner recordation certificate that has been filed under this act. See Michigan Laws 54.202
- Acknowledgment: means a declaration by an individual in the presence of a notary public that he or she has signed a record for the purposes stated in the record and, if the record is signed in a representative capacity, that he or she signed the record with the proper authority and signed it as the act of the person identified in the record. See Michigan Laws 55.263
- Active patient: means a person who has received any type of dental care in a mobile dental facility in the preceding 24 months. See Michigan Laws 333.21601
- Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
- Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Aircraft transport vehicle: means that term as defined in section 20902. See Michigan Laws 333.21501
- Allegation: something that someone says happened.
- Ambulance: means that term as defined in section 20902. See Michigan Laws 333.21501
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Appointment: means all means of selection, promotion, appointing or employing any person to hold any office, place or position of employment subject to civil service. See Michigan Laws 51.365
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Authorizing body: means that term as defined in section 501, 521, or 551, as applicable. See Michigan Laws 380.381
- Authorizing body: means any of the following that issues a contract as provided in this part:
(i) The board of a school district. See Michigan Laws 380.501Ballot container: means a container that is used for transporting and storing voted ballots, as described and approved under section 24j. See Michigan Laws 168.14a Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC Bequest: Property gifted by will. Board of trustees: means the board of trustees of a corporation created under or governed by this act. See Michigan Laws 331.1103 Cancellation: means the nullification of a notary public commission due to an error or defect or because the notary public is no longer entitled to the commission. See Michigan Laws 55.263 Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses. Certification: means certification issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to a nursing home as evidence that the nursing home complies with requirements under federal law for participation in Medicare. See Michigan Laws 333.22101 CISM services: means services provided by a critical incident stress management team or critical incident stress management team member to an emergency service provider affected by a critical incident or a series of critical incidents that are designed to assist the emergency service provider in coping with critical incident stress or to mitigate reactions to critical incident stress. See Michigan Laws 333.20981 CISM team: means an organized community or local crisis response team that is a member of the Michigan Crisis Response Association Network. See Michigan Laws 333.20981 CISM team member: means an individual who is specially trained to provide critical incident stress management services as a member of a critical incident stress management team. See Michigan Laws 333.20981 City: means a city establishing a corporation incorporated under, or governed by, this act. See Michigan Laws 331.1103 Commission: means the civil service commission herein created. See Michigan Laws 51.365 Commission: means the state survey and remonumentation commission created in section 3. See Michigan Laws 54.262 Commission: means the Michigan-Indiana state line commission established in section 5(1). See Michigan Laws 54.313 Commissioner: means any one of the 3 commissioners of that commission. See Michigan Laws 51.365 Common carrier: means a company that transports mail, on reasonable request, on regular routes and at set rates. See Michigan Laws 168.2 Community college: means a community college organized under the community college act of 1966, 1966 PA 331, MCL 389. See Michigan Laws 380.501 Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant. Comprehensive dental services: means clinical evaluation, including diagnosis and treatment planning; imagery services; and indicated treatment that may include preventative, restorative, and surgical procedures that are considered necessary for an individual patient. See Michigan Laws 333.21601 Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law. Consecutive days: means calendar days, but does not include Saturday, Sunday, or state- or federally recognized holidays. See Michigan Laws 333.22101 Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. Contract: means the executive act taken by an authorizing body that evidences the authorization of a public school academy and that establishes, subject to the constitutional powers of the state board and applicable law, the written instrument executed by an authorizing body conferring certain rights, franchises, privileges, and obligations on a public school academy, as provided by this part, and confirming the status of a public school academy as a public school in this state. See Michigan Laws 380.501 Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant. Coordinates: means the x and y plane rectangular coordinate values computed for a geographic position from a pair of mutually perpendicular axes. See Michigan Laws 54.231a Corner: means an original public land survey corner, a protracted public land survey corner, a property controlling corner, a witness monument, or a property corner. See Michigan Laws 54.202 Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name. Corporation: means a municipal health facilities corporation incorporated under this act or created under 1913 PA 350, MCL 331. See Michigan Laws 331.1103 Corporation obligation: means a bond, note, or any other legal instrument issued by a corporation or subsidiary corporation under chapter 4 that evidences indebtedness of a corporation or a subsidiary corporation, including principal, interest, and premiums, if any, on that indebtedness. See Michigan Laws 331.1103 County: means a county establishing a corporation incorporated under, or governed by, this act. See Michigan Laws 331.1103 County peer review group: means a county peer review group appointed under section 9b of the state survey and remonumentation act, 1990 PA 345, MCL 54. See Michigan Laws 54.313 County plan: means a county monumentation and remonumentation plan and perpetual monument maintenance plan established under section 8. See Michigan Laws 54.262 County representative: means the individual performing the duties of county representative under section 9 of the state survey and remonumentation act, 1990 PA 345, MCL 54. See Michigan Laws 54.202 County representative: means the individual obligated to perform the duties of county representative under section 9. See Michigan Laws 54.262 Credential analysis: means a process or service by which a third party affirms the validity of an identity document described in section 25(6)(c) through a review of public and proprietary data sources conducted remotely. See Michigan Laws 55.263 Critical incident: means an actual or perceived event or situation that involves crisis, disaster, trauma, or emergency. See Michigan Laws 333.20981 Critical incident stress: means stress or trauma that an emergency service provider may experience in providing an emergency service in response to a critical incident or a series of critical incidents. See Michigan Laws 333.20981 Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries. Decedent: A deceased person. Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another. Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime. Dental home: means a network of individualized care based on risk assessment, that includes oral health education, dental screenings, preventative dental services, diagnostic services, comprehensive dental services, and emergency services. See Michigan Laws 333.21601 Department: means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. See Michigan Laws 54.202 Department: means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. See Michigan Laws 54.262 Department: means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. See Michigan Laws 54.313 Department: means the department of state. See Michigan Laws 55.263 Department: means the department of community health. See Michigan Laws 333.21601 Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial. Devise: To gift property by will. Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial. Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source: Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings. Donor: The person who makes a gift. Election: means an election or primary election at which the electors of this state or of a subdivision of this state choose or nominate by ballot an individual for public office or decide a ballot question lawfully submitted to them. See Michigan Laws 168.2 election precinct: as used in this act shall mean a political subdivision, the area of which is embraced in its entirety within the confines of a city, ward, township or village, and for which not more than 1 polling place is provided for all qualified and registered electors residing therein. See Michigan Laws 168.654 Electronic: means relating to technology that has electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. See Michigan Laws 55.263 Electronic notarization system: means a set or system of applications, programs, hardware, software, or technologies designed to enable a notary public to perform electronic notarizations. See Michigan Laws 55.263 Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. Source: OCC Emergency service provider: means any of the following:
(i) An individual who provides emergency response services, including a law enforcement officer, corrections officer, firefighter, emergency medical services provider, dispatcher, emergency response communication employee, or rescue service provider. See Michigan Laws 333.20981Entity: means a partnership, nonprofit or business corporation, labor organization, or any other association, corporation, trust, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 380.501 Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met. 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. Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office. FGCC: means the federal geodetic control committee of the United States department of commerce or a successor agency to the committee. See Michigan Laws 54.231a firearm: except as otherwise specifically defined in statute, includes any weapon which will, is designed to, or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by action of an explosive. See Michigan Laws 8.3t Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006. Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. Source: OCC Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another. Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC Fund: means the state survey and remonumentation fund created in section 11. See Michigan Laws 54.262 general November election: means the election held on the November regular election date in an even numbered year. See Michigan Laws 168.2 Germane: On the subject of the pending bill or other business; a strict standard of relevance. Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value. grantee: may be construed as including every person to whom any such interest or estate passes in like manner. See Michigan Laws 8.3e Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it. grantor: may be construed as including every person from or by whom any estate in lands passes in or by any deed. See Michigan Laws 8.3e Group health plan: means an employer program of health benefits, including an employee welfare benefit plan as defined in section 3(1) of subtitle A of title I of the employee retirement income security act of 1974, Public Law 93-406, 29 USC 1002, to the extent that the plan provides medical care, including items and services paid for as medical care to employees or their dependents as defined under the terms of the plan directly or through insurance, reimbursement, or otherwise. See Michigan Laws 333.21501 Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs. Health benefit plan: means a group health plan, an individual or group expense-incurred hospital, medical, or surgical policy or certificate, or an individual or group health maintenance organization contract. See Michigan Laws 333.21501 Health care facilities: means buildings, structures, or equipment suitable and intended for, or incidental or ancillary to, use in providing health services, including, but not limited to, hospitals; hospital long-term care units; infirmaries; sanatoria; nursing homes; medical care facilities; outpatient clinics; ambulatory care facilities; surgical and diagnostic facilities; hospices; clinical laboratories; shared service facilities; laundries; meeting rooms; classrooms and other educational facilities; students', nurses', interns', or physicians' residences; administration buildings; facilities for use as or by health maintenance organizations; facilities for ambulance operations, advanced mobile emergency care services, and limited advanced mobile emergency care services; research facilities; facilities for the care of dependent children; maintenance, storage, and utility facilities; parking lots and structures; garages; office facilities not less than 80% of the net leasable space of which is intended for lease to or other use by direct providers of health care; facilities for the temporary lodging of outpatients or families of patients; residential facilities for use by the aged or disabled; and all necessary, useful, or related equipment, furnishings, and appurtenances and all lands necessary or convenient as sites for the health care facilities described in this subdivision. See Michigan Laws 331.1103 Health services: means 1 or more of the following:
(i) Diagnosis and medical and surgical treatment by direct providers of health care of persons suffering from illness, injury, and disability, including persons suffering from tuberculosis and other contagious and infectious diseases, and persons requiring maternity care, rehabilitation, psychiatric care, or substance abuse services; dentistry and related services; podiatric medicine and surgery; optometric services; psychological services; skilled, basic, and visiting nursing services and home health services; ambulance operations; advanced mobile emergency care services and limited advanced emergency services; physical, respiratory, and occupational therapy; health maintenance services; services for the prevention of illness, injury, and disability and for the promotion, maintenance, and improvement of public health and welfare; food services and care for dependent children, the disabled, and the elderly; and social work and chaplaincy services provided in conjunction with other health services described in this subparagraph. See Michigan Laws 331.1103Home care: means a level of care provided to a patient that is consistent with the categories "routine home care" or "continuous home care" described in 42 C. See Michigan Laws 333.21401 Hospice residence: means a facility that meets all of the following:
(i) Provides 24-hour hospice care to 2 or more patients at a single location. See Michigan Laws 333.21401Identification for election purposes: means , if issued to the individual presenting the card or document and if presented for voting purposes the name on the card or document sufficiently matches the individual's name in the individual's voter registration record so as to accurately identify the individual as the registered elector, or if issued to the individual presenting the card or document and if presented for voter registration purposes, any of the following:
(i) An operator's or chauffeur's license issued under the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 168.2Identity proofing: means a process or service by which a third party provides a notary public with a reasonable means to verify the identity of an individual through a review of personal information from public or proprietary data sources conducted remotely. See Michigan Laws 55.263 Imagery: means visualization of oral and facial structures using specialized instruments and techniques for diagnostic purposes. See Michigan Laws 333.21601 Immediate family: means an individual's father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, and spouse and a relative of any degree residing in the same household as that individual. See Michigan Laws 168.2 Immediate jeopardy: means that term as defined in the "state operations manual" published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. See Michigan Laws 333.22101 In a representative capacity: means any of the following:
(i) For and on behalf of a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust, association, or other legal entity as an authorized officer, manager, agent, partner, trustee, or other representative of the entity. See Michigan Laws 55.263In the presence of: means either of the following:
(i) In the same physical location with and close enough to see, hear, communicate with, and exchange tangible identification credentials with another individual. See Michigan Laws 55.263in 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 Informal dispute resolution process: means the process described in section 22115. See Michigan Laws 333.22101 Information: includes data, text, images, sounds, codes, computer programs, software, and databases. See Michigan Laws 55.263 Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury. Inpatient care: means a level of care provided to a patient that is consistent with the categories "inpatient respite care day" and "general inpatient care day" described in 42 C. See Michigan Laws 333.21401 Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation. Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers. Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases. Land corner recordation certificate: means a written record for a corner in the form prescribed under section 5 that is to be filed as provided by this act. See Michigan Laws 54.202 Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto). Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity. Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt. Lineal ancestor: means an individual who is in the direct line of ascent including, but not limited to, a parent or grandparent. See Michigan Laws 55.265 Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants. Local governmental unit: means a county, city, or village. See Michigan Laws 331.1103 major political party: means each of the 2 political parties whose candidate for the office of secretary of state received the highest and second highest number of votes at the immediately preceding general election in which a secretary of state was elected. See Michigan Laws 168.16 Majority leader: see Floor Leaders Memorandum of agreement: means written documentation of an agreement between parties to work together cooperatively on an agreed-upon project or meet an agreed-upon objective. See Michigan Laws 333.21601 Metropolitan district: means a district incorporated under the metropolitan district act, 1929 PA 312, MCL 119. See Michigan Laws 168.17 Minority leader: See Floor Leaders Mobile dental facility: means either of the following:
(i) A self-contained, intact facility in which dentistry or dental hygiene is practiced that may be transported from 1 location to another. See Michigan Laws 333.21601month: means a calendar month; the word "year" a calendar year; and the word "year" alone shall be equivalent to the words "year of our Lord". See Michigan Laws 8.3j Monument: means a marker that occupies the position of a corner and that possesses or is made to possess a magnetic field. See Michigan Laws 54.202 Monument: means a relatively permanent physical marker that occupies the position of a corner and that possesses or is made to possess a magnetic field. See Michigan Laws 54.313 Monumentation: means all land surveying activities performed by a surveyor to monument a protracted public land survey corner under this act and in accordance with the laws of this state. See Michigan Laws 54.262 Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan. Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money. Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money. Nonemergency patient: means that term as defined in section 20908. See Michigan Laws 333.21501 Notarial act: means any of the following:
(i) An act, whether performed with respect to a tangible or electronic record, that a notary public commissioned in this state is authorized to perform including, but not limited to, taking an acknowledgment, administering an oath or affirmation, taking a verification upon oath or affirmation, or witnessing or attesting a signature performed in compliance with this act. See Michigan Laws 55.265Notify: means to communicate or send a message by a recognized mail, delivery service, or electronic means. See Michigan Laws 55.265 Oath: A promise to tell the truth. oath: shall be construed to include the word "affirmation" in all cases where by law an affirmation may be substituted for an oath; and in like cases the word "sworn" shall be construed to include the word "affirmed". See Michigan Laws 8.3k Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period. Odd year general election: means the election held on the November regular election date in an odd numbered year. See Michigan Laws 168.3 Odd year primary election: means the election held on the August regular election date in an odd numbered year. See Michigan Laws 168.3 Official misconduct: means 1 or more of the following:
(i) The exercise of power or the performance of a duty that is unauthorized, unlawful, abusive, negligent, reckless, or injurious. See Michigan Laws 55.265Operator: means either of the following:
(i) An individual with a valid, current license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in this state who utilizes and holds a permit under this part for a mobile dental facility. See Michigan Laws 333.21601Original public land survey corner: means a corner established and monumented pursuant to orders and instructions issued by the United States government for the purposes of delineating the United States public lands and private lands or subdividing the public lands for conveyance. See Michigan Laws 54.202 Original public land survey corner: means a corner established and monumented pursuant to orders and instructions issued by the United States government for the purposes of delineating United States public lands and private lands or subdividing public lands for conveyance. See Michigan Laws 54.262 Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program. paid signature gatherer: means an individual who is compensated, directly or indirectly, through payments of money or other valuable consideration to obtain signatures on a petition as described in section 471. See Michigan Laws 168.482d Participating provider: means a provider that, under contract with an insurer that issues health benefit plans, or with such an insurer's contractor or subcontractor, has agreed to provide health care services to covered individuals and to accept payment by the insurer, contractor, or subcontractor for covered services as payment in full, other than coinsurance, copayments, or deductibles. See Michigan Laws 333.21501 Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses. Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 54.202 Person: means an individual or a corporation, business trust, statutory trust, estate, partnership, trust, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Michigan Laws 55.265 person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l Personal property: All property that is not real property. physical disability: means that term as defined in section 6 of the adult foster care facility licensing act, 1979 PA 218, MCL 400. See Michigan Laws 168.19 Physician: means an individual licensed as a physician under part 170 or part 175 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 52.202 Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit. Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer. Preventative dental services: means dental services that include, but are not limited to, screening of a patient, assessment of a patient, prophylaxis, fluoride treatments, and application of sealants. See Michigan Laws 333.21601 primary election: as used in this act , shall mean a primary election held for the purpose of deciding by ballot who shall be the nominees for the offices named in this act, or for the election by ballot of delegates to political conventions. See Michigan Laws 168.7 Probate: Proving a will Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed. Project costs: means the total of the reasonable or necessary costs incurred for carrying out the acquisition, construction, repair, remodeling, equipping, or re-equipping of health care facilities. See Michigan Laws 331.1103 Property: includes any matter or thing upon or in respect to which an offense may be committed. See Michigan Laws 761.1 Property controlling corner: means either of the following:
(i) A position misidentified as and used as an original public land survey corner or as a protracted public land survey corner that serves to control property. See Michigan Laws 54.202Property controlling corner: means either of the following:
(i) A position misidentified as and used as an original public land survey corner or as a protracted public land survey corner that serves to control property lines. See Michigan Laws 54.262Property corner: means a geographic point on the surface of the earth that is on, is a part of, and controls a property line. See Michigan Laws 54.202 Protracted public land survey corner: means any of the following:
(i) A closing quarter section position along a township or range line or a center quarter section position that was not actually monumented on the ground in the field notes of the original federal government survey, but that serves to complete the nominal half-mile grid of government corners. See Michigan Laws 54.202Protracted public land survey corner: means either of the following:
(i) A closing quarter section position along a township or range line or a center quarter section position that was not actually monumented on the ground in the field notes of the original United States government survey, but that serves to complete the nominal half-mile grid of government corners. See Michigan Laws 54.262Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide. qualified elector: as used in this act , means a person who possesses the qualifications of an elector as prescribed in section 1 of article II of the state constitution of 1963 and who has resided in the city or township 30 days. See Michigan Laws 168.10 Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business. Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land. Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Michigan Laws 55.265 Reference monument: means an accessory that is employed if the site of a corner is such that a monument cannot be set or is liable to destruction or if occupation of the site provides for unsafe conditions. See Michigan Laws 54.202 Regular ballot: means a ballot that is issued to a voter on election day at a polling place location. See Michigan Laws 168.3 Regular election: means an election held on a regular election date to elect an individual to, or nominate an individual for, elective office in the regular course of the terms of that elective office. See Michigan Laws 168.3 Regular election date: means 1 of the dates established as a regular election date in section 641. See Michigan Laws 168.3 Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant. Remonumentation: means all land surveying activities performed by a surveyor to perpetuate a previously monumented original public land survey corner, protracted public land survey corner, or property controlling corner as provided in this act. See Michigan Laws 54.262 Remote electronic notarization platform: means any combination of technology that enables a notary public to perform a notarial act remotely; that allows the notary public to communicate by sight and sound with the individual for whom he or she is performing the notarial act, and witnesses, if applicable, by means of audio and visual communication; and that includes features to conduct credential analysis and identity proofing. See Michigan Laws 55.265 Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation. Residence: as used in this act , for registration and voting purposes means that place at which a person habitually sleeps, keeps his or her personal effects, and has a regular place of lodging. See Michigan Laws 168.11 Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action. Revocation: means the termination of a notary public's commission to perform notarial acts. See Michigan Laws 55.265 Rural emergency hospital: means a hospital that is designated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to offer rural emergency hospital services. See Michigan Laws 333.21501 School board: means the governing body of a school district, including the board of trustees of a community college. See Michigan Laws 168.4 School district: means a school district, a local act school district, or an intermediate school district, as those terms are defined in the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380. See Michigan Laws 168.4 seal: means a seal of high tensile strength that is approved by the secretary of state under section 36. See Michigan Laws 168.14a seal: shall be construed to include any of the following:
(a) The impression of the seal on the paper alone. See Michigan Laws 8.3nSecretary: means the secretary of state or his or her designee. See Michigan Laws 55.267 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 Signature: means an individual's written or printed name, electronic signature, or mark, attached to or logically associated with a contract or other record and executed, adopted, or made by the individual with the intent to sign the record. See Michigan Laws 55.267 Special election: means an election to elect an individual to, or nominate an individual for, a partial term in office or to submit a ballot question to the electors. See Michigan Laws 168.4 Special primary: means a primary called by competent authority for the nomination of candidates to be voted for at a special election. See Michigan Laws 168.4 State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Michigan Laws 55.267 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 State public university: means a state university described in section 4, 5, or 6 of article VIII of the state constitution of 1963. See Michigan Laws 380.501 Statute: A law passed by a legislature. Stress or trauma: means an emotional, cognitive, behavioral, or physical reaction that may interfere with normal functioning, including, but not limited to, 1 or more of the following:
(i) Physical and emotional illness. See Michigan Laws 333.20981Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony. Subsidiary board: means the board of trustees of a subsidiary corporation. See Michigan Laws 331.1103 Subsidiary corporation: means a subsidiary municipal health facilities corporation incorporated under this act. See Michigan Laws 331.1103 surveyor: means any of the following:
(a) A surveyor employed by the government of the United States of America or this state. See Michigan Laws 54.121Surveyor: means a professional surveyor who is licensed to practice professional surveying under article 20 of the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339. See Michigan Laws 54.202 Surveyor: means a professional surveyor who is licensed to practice professional surveying under article 20 of the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339. See Michigan Laws 54.262 Suspension: means the temporary withdrawal of the notary public's commission to perform notarial acts during the period of the suspension. See Michigan Laws 55.267 Testify: Answer questions in court. Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries. Third party administrator: means that term as defined in section 2 of the third party administrator act, 1984 PA 218, MCL 550. See Michigan Laws 333.21501 Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident. Transfer date: means that term as defined in section 12b. See Michigan Laws 380.381 Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence. Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust. Trustor: The person who makes or creates a trust. Also known as the grantor or settlor. Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC Uniformed and overseas citizens absentee voting act: means the uniformed and overseas citizens absentee voting act, 42 USC 1973ff to 1973ff-6. See Michigan Laws 168.18 United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o Vehicle: means that term as defined in section 79 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 777.1 Verification upon oath or affirmation: means a declaration, made by an individual on oath or affirmation before a notary public, that a statement in a record is true. See Michigan Laws 55.267 village: as used in this act , shall mean an incorporated village. See Michigan Laws 168.9 Village: means a village establishing a corporation incorporated under, or governed by, this act. See Michigan Laws 331.1103 Witness monument: is a n accessory that is a monumented point near a corner. See Michigan Laws 54.202 Writ of certiorari: An order issued by the Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case for which it will hear on appeal.