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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 12.136

  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Department: means the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 12.131
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • 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
     The department, pursuant to its statutory and common law authority, may offset tax refunds or other payments due from the state to a person who owes a debt to a court that would be collectible under an agreement described in this act. The order of priority in offsetting tax refunds or other payments shall be the order of priority set forth in section 30a(2) of Act No. 122 of the Public Acts of 1941, being section 205.30a of the Michigan Compiled Laws.