Michigan Laws 29.16 – Noncompliance with order or direction of court as contempt; citation; execution of order and directions; cost and expense of executing order; use of salvaged materials; disposition of surplus
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 29.16
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Bureau: means the bureau of fire services created in section 1b. See Michigan Laws 29.1
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Fire hazard: means a building, premises, place, or thing that, because of its nature, location, occupancy, condition, or use, may cause loss, damage, or injury to persons or property by fire, explosion, or action of the elements. See Michigan Laws 29.1
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Owner: means a person with an ownership interest in property, and includes a trustee, a board of trustees of property, and a person with a freehold interest in property. See Michigan Laws 29.1
- Premises: means a lot or parcel of land, exclusive of buildings, and includes a parking lot, tourist camp, trailer camp, airport, stockyard, junkyard, wharf, pier, and any other place or enclosure. See Michigan Laws 29.1
- State fire marshal: means the individual appointed by the director under section 1b. See Michigan Laws 29.1
(1) The refusal or failure of a defendant to comply with an order or direction of the court issued under section 13, within the time limited for compliance, is contempt of court for which the respondent may be ordered to appear and answer in the same manner as in other cases of contempt of court. Upon the refusal or failure, the court may order the state fire marshal to execute the order and directions and abate the fire hazard and, for the purpose of executing the order and directions, to enter upon the premises and employ or contract for labor, tools, implements, or other assistance as is necessary for the performance of the work. The amount of the cost and expense of executing the order is a lien upon the land and premises enforceable and collectible in the same manner as a construction lien under the construction lien act, 1980 PA 497, MCL 570.1101 to 570.1305.
(2) Salvage of materials made in the abatement of the fire hazard may be used by the bureau to defray the cost and expense of executing the order or directions of the court to the extent of the cost and expense and the discharge of the lien. A surplus over and above the cost and expense belongs to the owner of the premises.