Michigan Laws 324.76104 – Deed; clause reserving to state property and exploration rights in aboriginal antiquities; exceptions; waiver
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.76104
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Department: means the director of the department of natural resources or his or her designee to whom the director delegates a power or duty by written instrument. See Michigan Laws 324.301
- 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
A deed, as provided by this part, given by this state, except state tax deeds for the conveyance of any land owned by the state, shall contain a clause reserving to this state a property right in aboriginal antiquities including mounds, earthworks, forts, burial and village sites, mines, or other relics and also reserving the right to explore and excavate for the aboriginal antiquity by and through this state’s authorized agent and employee. This section applies only to the sale of tax reverted land. The department, with the approval of the department of history, arts, and libraries, may waive this reservation when conveying platted property and when making conveyances under subpart 3 of part 21.