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Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 339 > Act 299 of 1980 - Occupational Code

ABLE: means achieving a better life experience. See Michigan Laws 206.982
account: means an account established under section 4. See Michigan Laws 206.902
account: means an account established under this act. See Michigan Laws 206.982
Account holder: means a person who is the owner of an individual or family development account or the family if the account is a family account. See Michigan Laws 206.902
Account owner: means an individual who is a resident of this state, or a resident of a contracting state, and who enters into a Michigan ABLE savings program agreement and establishes an ABLE savings account. See Michigan Laws 206.982
Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
Adverse action: means an increase in any charge for, or a reduction or other adverse or unfavorable change in the terms of coverage or amount of, any personal insurance, existing or applied for. See Michigan Laws 500.2151
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.
Agency: means the Michigan state housing development authority of the department of energy, labor, and economic growth. See Michigan Laws 206.902
Agency: means a board, official, or administrative agency empowered to make a decision, finding, ruling, assessment, determination, or order that is subject to review under the jurisdiction of the tribunal or that has collected a tax for which a refund is claimed. See Michigan Laws 205.703
Agglomerated ore: means underground ore which has been pelletized, sintered, nodulized, briquetted, extruded or otherwise aggregated in accordance with good engineering and metallurgical practice. See Michigan Laws 207.271
Agglomerating facility: means the lands, plants, stockpiles of underground, beneficiated or agglomerated ores, buildings, facilities, equipment, tools and supplies used in connection with the agglomeration and transportation of the ores. See Michigan Laws 207.271
Agreement: means the streamlined sales and use tax agreement. See Michigan Laws 205.803
Agricultural use: means property that is substantially devoted to the production of plants and animals useful to people, including forages and sod crops; grains and feed crops; dairy and dairy products; poultry; livestock, including breeding and grazing; fish; timber; fruits; vegetables; flowers; Christmas trees; plants or trees grown in an agricultural nursery; and other similar uses and activities. See Michigan Laws 205.221
Airport parking facility: means an area, space, garage, parking structure, or other facility upon or in which motor vehicles are parked, stored, or housed for a consideration and that is located within the boundaries or within 5 miles of the boundaries of a regional airport facility. See Michigan Laws 207.372
Allegation: something that someone says happened.
ALS: means amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. See Michigan Laws 206.932
Alternative fuel: means that term as defined in section 151 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207. See Michigan Laws 205.173
Alternative fuel: means that term as defined in section 151 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207. See Michigan Laws 207.211
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.
Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
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.
Appraisal: A determination of property value.
Appraisal: means an opinion, conclusion, or analysis relating to the value of real property but does not include any of the following:

(i) A market analysis performed by a person that is licensed under article 25 solely for the purpose of assisting a customer or potential customer in determining the potential sale, purchase, or listing price of real property or the rental rate of real property as long as a fee or any other valuable consideration is not charged for that analysis. See Michigan Laws 339.2601

Appraisal: means that term as defined in section 2601. See Michigan Laws 339.2661

Appraisal management company: means a person that provides appraisal management services. See Michigan Laws 339.2661

Appraisal management services: means to perform any of the following functions for a client or clients:

(i) Recruiting, selecting, and retaining appraisers. See Michigan Laws 339.2661

Appraiser: means an individual who is engaged in or offering to engage in the development and communication of an appraisal. See Michigan Laws 339.2601

Appraiser: means that term as defined in section 2601. See Michigan Laws 339.2661

Appraiser panel: means a network, list, or roster of licensed or certified appraisers approved by an appraisal management company to perform appraisals as independent contractors for the appraisal management company. See Michigan Laws 339.2661

Apprentice: means an individual who is engaged in learning cosmetology in a cosmetology establishment. See Michigan Laws 339.1201

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

AQB criteria: means all of the following, if applicable:

(i) The criteria established by the appraiser qualifications board of the appraisal foundation and in effect on the effective date of the amendatory act that added subparagraph (ii). See Michigan Laws 339.2601

Architect: means a person who, by reason of knowledge of mathematics, the physical sciences, and the principles of architectural design, acquired by professional education and practical experience, is qualified to engage in the practice of architecture. See Michigan Laws 339.2001

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.

associate real estate broker: means an individual who meets the requirements for licensure as a real estate broker under this article and who is licensed as an associate real estate broker under section 2505 to provide real estate brokerage services as an employee or independent contractor of a real estate broker. See Michigan Laws 339.2501

Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.

Attest: means providing any of the following services, but does not include providing a compilation:

(i) An audit or other engagement to be performed in accordance with the statements on auditing standards. See Michigan Laws 339.720

Attorney-at-law: A person who is legally qualified and licensed to practice law, and to represent and act for clients in legal proceedings.

Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.

Authority: means a port authority created under this act and may also include the area within the jurisdiction of an authority. See Michigan Laws 120.102

Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.

Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.

Barber: means a person who shaves or trims the beard of a person; cuts, trims, shampoos, relaxes, curls, permanently waves, dresses, tints, bleaches, colors, arranges, or styles the hair of a person; massages the face and head of a person; or renders personal services of a similar nature customarily done by a barber. See Michigan Laws 339.1101

Barber college: means an establishment which renders for compensation the services of a barber, but having for its primary purpose the teaching for compensation of the theory and practice of serving as a barber. See Michigan Laws 339.1101

Barbershop: means a place, establishment, or premises or part of a premises where a person performs as a barber. See Michigan Laws 339.1101

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}

Beneficiated ore: means underground ore which has been treated, but not agglomerated, in accordance with good engineering and metallurgical practice by any process, other than by simple crushing or simple sizing, which is intended to improve the quality of the underground ore; including but not limited to, drying with the use of fuel, washing, jigging, using heavy media separation, flotation, cyclones or spirals or any combination. See Michigan Laws 207.271

Beneficiating facility: means the lands, plants, stockpiles of underground or beneficiated ores, buildings, facilities, equipment, tools and supplies used in connection with the beneficiation and transportation of the ores. See Michigan Laws 207.271

Bequeath: To gift property by will.

Bequest: Property gifted by will.

Board: means the governing board under the agreement. See Michigan Laws 205.803

Braiding: means providing or offering to the general public for compensation any of the following services solely for development or improvement of physical qualities of the natural hair structure:

(i) Intertwining in a systematic motion to create patterns in a 3-dimensional form. See Michigan Laws 339.1201

Business entity: means a person described in section 105(5)(b) or (c), except a sole proprietorship or general partnership. See Michigan Laws 339.1801

Business entity: means a person described in section 105(5)(b) or (c), except a sole proprietorship. See Michigan Laws 339.2501

carbon dioxide secondary or enhanced recovery project: means operations designed to increase the amount of oil or gas recoverable from a reservoir by injection of carbon dioxide, either alone or as a primary component of a mixture with other substances, provided the project has been approved as a secondary or enhanced recovery project by order of the supervisor of wells under the authority of part 615 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324. See Michigan Laws 205.311a

Certified appraiser: means a certified general real estate appraiser, as that term is defined in section 2601, or a certified residential real estate appraiser, as that term is defined in section 2601. See Michigan Laws 339.2661

Certified automated system: means computer software certified under the agreement to calculate the tax imposed by each jurisdiction on a transaction, determine the amount of tax to remit to the appropriate state, and maintain a record of the transaction. See Michigan Laws 205.803

Certified general real estate appraiser: means an individual who is licensed under section 2610 to appraise all types of real property, including nonresidential real property involving federally related transactions and real estate related financial transactions. See Michigan Laws 339.2601

Certified public accountant: means an individual who is either of the following:

(i) Qualified by education, examination, and experience to engage or offer to engage in the practice of public accounting as evidenced by the issuance of a certificate as a certified public accountant under section 725 or 726 and a license or registration issued under section 727. See Michigan Laws 339.720

Certified residential real estate appraiser: means an individual who is licensed under section 2610 to appraise all types of residential real property involving real estate related financial transactions and federally related transactions as authorized by the regulations of a federal financial institution regulatory agency and resolution trust corporation as well as any nonresidential, nonfederally related transaction for which the individual is qualified. See Michigan Laws 339.2601

Certified service provider: means an agent certified under the agreement to perform all of the seller's sales and use tax functions, other than the seller's obligation to remit tax on its own purchases. See Michigan Laws 205.803

Chairperson: means the chairperson of the tribunal. See Michigan Laws 205.703

Cigar: means any roll of tobacco wrapped in leaf tobacco or in any substance containing tobacco. See Michigan Laws 205.422

Cigarette: means a roll for smoking or heating that is made wholly or in part of tobacco, irrespective of size or shape and irrespective of the tobacco being flavored, adulterated, or mixed with any other ingredient, which roll has a wrapper or cover made of paper or any other material. See Michigan Laws 205.422

Cigarette making machine: means any machine or other mechanical device that meets all of the following criteria:

(i) Is capable of being loaded with loose tobacco, cigarette tubes or cigarette papers, and any other components related to the production of cigarettes, including, but not limited to, cigarette filters. See Michigan Laws 205.422

Classroom course: means an educational course of instruction that is provided at either of the following:

(i) A physical location where instruction is offered and students and an instructor are present. See Michigan Laws 339.2501

Client: means an individual or entity that engages a licensee or licensee's employer to receive any service in the practice of public accounting. See Michigan Laws 339.720

Client: means a person who engages the services of a personnel agency. See Michigan Laws 339.1001

Client: means a person that contracts with, or otherwise enters into an agreement with, an appraisal management company for the performance of real estate appraisal services. See Michigan Laws 339.2661

Clock hour: means either of the following:

(i) For a classroom course at a location described in subdivision (c)(i), a period of 50 to 60 minutes of actual classroom instruction, not including outside assignments and reading. See Michigan Laws 339.2501

Collection agency: means a person that is directly engaged in collecting or attempting to collect a claim owed or due or asserted to be owed or due another, or, subject to subsection (2), repossessing or attempting to repossess a thing of value owed or due or asserted to be owed or due another arising out of an expressed or implied agreement. See Michigan Laws 339.901

Collection agency manager: means the individual responsible for the operation of a collection agency. See Michigan Laws 339.901

Commissioner: means the state commissioner of revenue. See Michigan Laws 207.211

Commissioner: means the state commissioner of revenue. See Michigan Laws 207.372

Commissioner: means the director. See Michigan Laws 500.102

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.

Compilation: means providing a service to be performed in accordance with statements on standards for accounting and review services that are presenting, in the form of financial statements, information that is the representation of management or owners without undertaking to express any assurance on the statements. See Michigan Laws 339.720

Complainant: means a person who has filed a complaint with the department alleging that a person has violated this act or a rule promulgated or an order issued under this act. See Michigan Laws 339.501a

Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.

Constituent unit: means a city or county requesting the incorporation of an authority. See Michigan Laws 120.102

Consulting agent: means the individual designated by a type B personnel agency who is responsible for the general management of that type B personnel agency. See Michigan Laws 339.1001

Consumer reporting agency: means any person that, for monetary fees or dues or on a cooperative nonprofit basis, regularly engages in whole or in part in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other information on consumers for the purpose of furnishing consumer reports to third parties. See Michigan Laws 500.2151

Contemplation of death: The expectation of death that provides the primary motive to make a gift.

Contingent beneficiary: Receiver of property or benefits if the first named beneficiary fails to receive any or all of the property or benefits in question before his (her) death.

Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.

Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.

Contracting state: means a state without a qualified ABLE program that has entered into a contract with this state to provide its residents access to the Michigan ABLE program. See Michigan Laws 206.982

Control person: means an individual who is a sole proprietor, is a partner in a partnership or limited partnership, is an officer, director, or shareholder in a corporation, is a member or manager in a limited liability company, or holds a responsible position in any other form of business entity authorized under the laws of this state or the state in which the entity is organized or formed. See Michigan Laws 339.2501

Controlling interest: means more than 80% of the total value of all classes of stock of a corporation; more than 80% of the total interest in capital and profits of a partnership, association, limited liability company, or other unincorporated form of doing business; or more than 80% of the beneficial interest in a trust. See Michigan Laws 207.522

Controlling person: means any of the following:

(i) An owner, officer, or director of a corporation, partnership, or other business entity that offers or applies to offer appraisal management services in this state. See Michigan Laws 339.2661

Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.

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.

Cosmetologist: means an individual who performs or offers to perform 1 or more cosmetology services. See Michigan Laws 339.1201

Cosmetology: means performing 1 or more cosmetology services. See Michigan Laws 339.1201

Cosmetology establishment: means a place of business at which 1 or more cosmetology services are offered or provided. See Michigan Laws 339.1201

Cosmetology services: means any of the following:

(i) Hair care services. See Michigan Laws 339.1201

Cosmetology suite: means a room or suite located inside a licensed cosmetology establishment that is leased or rented from the owner of the cosmetology establishment for the purposes of offering or providing 1 or more cosmetology services. See Michigan Laws 339.1201

Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.

Counterfeit cigarette: means a cigarette in an individual package of cigarettes or other container with a false manufacturing label or a cigarette in an individual package of cigarettes or other container with a counterfeit stamp. See Michigan Laws 205.422

Counterfeit stamp: means any stamp, label, or print, indicium, or character, that evidences, or purports to evidence, the payment of any tax levied under this act and that has not been printed, manufactured, or made by authority of the department as provided in this act and has not been issued, sold, or circulated by the department. See Michigan Laws 205.422

Credit bureau: An agency that collects individual credit information and sells it for a fee to creditors so they can make a decision on granting loans. Typical clients include banks, mortgage lenders, credit card companies, and other financing companies. (Also commonly referred to as consumer-reporting agency or credit-reporting agency.) ^{Source: OCC}

Credit information: means any credit-related information derived from a credit report, found on a credit report itself, or provided on an application for personal insurance. See Michigan Laws 500.2151

Credit report: A detailed report of an individual's credit history prepared by a credit bureau and used by a lender in determining a loan applicant's creditworthiness. ^{Source: OCC}

Credit report: means any written, oral, or other communication of information by a consumer reporting agency bearing on a consumer's credit worthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity that is used or expected to be used or collected in whole or in part for the purpose of serving as a factor in the rating of personal insurance. See Michigan Laws 500.2151

Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.

debt: means an obligation or alleged obligation for the payment of money or thing of value arising out of an expressed or implied agreement or contract for a purchase made primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. See Michigan Laws 339.901

debtor: means an individual who is obligated or allegedly obligated to pay a debt. See Michigan Laws 339.901

Decedent: A deceased person.

Decedent: means a deceased person and includes, but is not limited to, a testator, grantor, bargainor, vendor, donor, or person who dies intestate. See Michigan Laws 205.256

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.

Demonstration: means a show, seminar, or contest in which barber services are rendered for the purpose of educating barbers. See Michigan Laws 339.1101

Demonstrator: means a person who performs a service of a barber at a demonstration. See Michigan Laws 339.1101

Department: means the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 205.173

Department: means the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 205.422

Department: means the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 205.803

Department: means the department of energy, labor, and economic growth. See Michigan Laws 206.902

Department: means the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 206.922

Department: means the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 206.932

Department: means the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 206.943

Department: means the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 206.963

Department: means the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 206.982

Department: means the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 206.1013

Department: means the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 206.1033

Department: means the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 206.1043

Department: means the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 206.1063

Department: means the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 206.1083

Department: means the revenue division of the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 207.211

Department: means the bureau of revenue of the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 205.256

Department: means the department of insurance and financial services. See Michigan Laws 500.102

Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.

Designated beneficiary: means an eligible individual designated as the individual whose qualified disability expenses are expected to be paid from the account. See Michigan Laws 206.982

Designated representative: means an individual who is authorized to act on behalf of the designated beneficiary if the designated beneficiary is a minor or has a guardian, conservator, or other fiduciary who has been appointed for purposes of managing that designated beneficiary's financial affairs. See Michigan Laws 206.982

Devise: To gift property by will.

Diesel fuel: means that term as defined in section 2 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207. See Michigan Laws 205.173

Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.

Distance learning: means the technology and educational process used to provide instruction to a student when the student and the instructor are not necessarily physically present at the same time or place. See Michigan Laws 339.2501

Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.

Donee: The recipient of a gift.

Donor: The person who makes a gift.

Electrologist: means an individual who performs or offers to perform electrology. See Michigan Laws 339.1201

Electrology: means the permanent removal of hair from the body of an individual by the use of electricity. See Michigan Laws 339.1201

Electronic funds transfer: The transfer of money between accounts by consumer electronic systems-such as automated teller machines (ATMs) and electronic payment of bills-rather than by check or cash. (Wire transfers, checks, drafts, and paper instruments do not fall into this category.) ^{Source: OCC}

Eligible individual: means that term as defined in section 529A of the internal revenue code. See Michigan Laws 206.982

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}

Employee: means a person performing work or service for compensation. See Michigan Laws 339.1001

Employer: means a person employing or seeking to employ a person for compensation. See Michigan Laws 339.1001

employment: means the relationship between a real estate broker and an associate real estate broker or a real estate salesperson which may include an independent contractor relationship. See Michigan Laws 339.2501

Employment agent: means the individual designated by a type A personnel agency who is responsible for the general management of that type A personnel agency. See Michigan Laws 339.1001

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.

Esthetician: means an individual who performs or offers to perform skin care services. See Michigan Laws 339.1201

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.

Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent

Expiration date: means the date prescribed in rules promulgated by the department in accordance with section 202(2). See Michigan Laws 339.402

Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.

Family-owned: means participation by the decedent or a qualified heir in the operation of the business for not less than 500 hours in 5 out of the 8 years immediately preceding the decedent's death and either of the following:

(i) The business is 100% owned by the decedent and qualified heirs, or for a corporation, 100% of the stock is owned by the decedent and qualified heirs. See Michigan Laws 205.221

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: A government corporation that insures the deposits of all national and state banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System. ^{Source: OCC}

Federal financial institution regulatory agency: means the board of governors of the federal reserve system, the federal deposit insurance corporation, the office of the comptroller of the currency, the office of thrift supervision, or the national credit union administration. See Michigan Laws 339.2601

Federal generation-skipping transfer tax: means the tax imposed by chapter 13 of subtitle B of the internal revenue code. See Michigan Laws 205.256

Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. ^{Source: OCC}

Federal return: means any United States transfer tax return including federal estate tax returns and generation-skipping tax returns unless the context indicates a similar Michigan tax return. See Michigan Laws 205.256

Federally regulated appraisal management company: means an appraisal management company that is owned and controlled by an insured depository institution, as that term is defined in 12 USC 1813, and is regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. See Michigan Laws 339.2661

Federally related transaction: means any real estate related financial transaction that a federal financial institution regulatory agency engages in, contracts for, or regulates and that requires the services of an appraiser under any of the following:

(i) 12 C. See Michigan Laws 339.2601

Fee: means any direct or indirect compensation. See Michigan Laws 339.1001

Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.

Financial institution: means a state chartered bank, state chartered savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union, or trust company; or a national banking association or federal savings and loan association or credit union. See Michigan Laws 206.902

Financial literacy: means personal financial planning and education. See Michigan Laws 206.902

Firm: means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, unincorporated association, sole proprietorship operating under an assumed name, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 339.720

Firm: means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or limited liability company through which a person licensed under this article offers or provides a service to the public. See Michigan Laws 339.2001

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}

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 girl scouts of Michigan fund created in section 3. See Michigan Laws 206.922

Fund: means the ALS of Michigan ("Lou Gehrig's disease") fund created in section 3. See Michigan Laws 206.932

Fund: means the special Olympics Michigan fund created in section 5. See Michigan Laws 206.943

Fund: means the Michigan Alzheimer's association fund created in section 5. See Michigan Laws 206.963

Fund: means the Michigan junior achievement fund created in section 5. See Michigan Laws 206.1013

Fund: means the American Red Cross Michigan fund created in section 5. See Michigan Laws 206.1033

Fund: means the Lions of Michigan Foundation fund created in section 5. See Michigan Laws 206.1043

Fund: means the Kiwanis fund created in section 5. See Michigan Laws 206.1063

Fund: means the Michigan World War II Legacy Memorial fund created in section 5. See Michigan Laws 206.1083

Fund: means the airport parking fund created in section 6. See Michigan Laws 207.372

Funeral establishment: means a place of business used in the care and preparation for burial or transportation of a dead human body or a place where an individual represents that he or she is engaged in the profession of undertaking or the practice of mortuary science. See Michigan Laws 339.1801

Gallon equivalent: means that term as defined in section 151 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207. See Michigan Laws 205.173

Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor

Gas: as used in this act does not include methane gas extracted from a landfill. See Michigan Laws 205.311

Gasoline: means that term as defined in section 3 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207. See Michigan Laws 205.173

General sales tax act: means 1933 PA 167, MCL 205. See Michigan Laws 205.803

Generation-skipping transfer: means every transfer subject to the federal generation-skipping transfer tax in which the original transferor is a resident of this state at the date of the transfer by the original transferor or the property transferred is real or personal property situated in this state. See Michigan Laws 205.256

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

Gray market cigarette: means any cigarette the package of which bears any statement, label, stamp, sticker, or notice indicating that the manufacturer did not intend the cigarettes to be sold, distributed, or used in the United States, including, but not limited to, a label stating "For Export Only" "U. See Michigan Laws 205.422

Gross estate: The total fair market value of all property and property interests, real and personal, tangible and intangible, of which a decedent had beneficial ownership at the time of death before subtractions for deductions, debts, administrative expenses, and casualty losses suffered during estate administration.

Gross estate: means the gross estate determined under the internal revenue code. See Michigan Laws 205.256

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.

Hair care services: means arranging, cutting, dressing, curling, waving, cleansing, singeing, bleaching, coloring, tinting, trimming, styling, relaxing, perming, straightening, or similar work upon the hair of the head or a wig that an individual is wearing. See Michigan Laws 339.1201

Hearing aid: means an instrument or device designed for regular and constant use in or proximate to the human ear and represented as aiding or improving defective human hearing. See Michigan Laws 339.1301

Hearing aid dealer: means an individual who engages in the sale or offering for sale at retail of a hearing aid. See Michigan Laws 339.1301

Hearing aid salesperson: means an individual who engages in the sale or offering for sale at retail of a hearing aid and who is an employee of a hearing aid dealer. See Michigan Laws 339.1301

Holder of a license for the practice of mortuary science: means an individual who satisfactorily completes a course in mortuary science, passes an examination required under this article, serves the required resident training, and is issued a license for the practice of mortuary science. See Michigan Laws 339.1801

Hookah: means a device, including a waterpipe, used for smoking hookah tobacco that consists of a tube connected to a chamber where the smoke is cooled passing through water. See Michigan Laws 205.422

Hookah tobacco: means tobacco that is designed, manufactured, or otherwise intended for consumption by smoking in a hookah and that is flavored with honey, molasses, fruit, or other natural or artificial flavors. See Michigan Laws 205.422

Immediate family: means persons residing together who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption. See Michigan Laws 339.1101

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

Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. ^{Source: FDIC}

Independent contractor relationship: means a relationship between a real estate broker and an associate real estate broker or real estate salesperson that satisfies both of the following conditions:

(i) A written agreement exists in which the real estate broker does not consider the associate real estate broker or real estate salesperson as an employee for federal and state income tax purposes. See Michigan Laws 339.2501

Individual package: means an individual packet or pack used to contain or to convey cigarettes to the consumer. See Michigan Laws 205.422

inflation rate: means the ratio of the general price level for the state fiscal year ending in the calendar year immediately preceding the current year divided by the general price level for the state fiscal year ending in the calendar year before the year immediately preceding the current year. See Michigan Laws 205.762

Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.

Instructor: means a person who instructs another in the theory and practice of serving as a barber. See Michigan Laws 339.1101

Instructor: means an individual who teaches or offers to teach 1 or more cosmetology services in a school of cosmetology. See Michigan Laws 339.1201

Insurance score: means a number or rating that is derived from an algorithm, computer application, model, or other process that is based in whole or in part on credit information for the purposes of predicting the future insurance loss exposure of an individual applicant or insured. See Michigan Laws 500.2151

Insurer: means an individual, corporation, association, partnership, reciprocal exchange, inter-insurer, Lloyds organization, fraternal benefit society, or other legal entity, engaged or attempting to engage in the business of making insurance or surety contracts. See Michigan Laws 500.106

Intangible personal property: means incorporeal personal property including, but not limited to, deposits in banks, negotiable instruments, mortgages, debts, receivables, shares of stock, bonds, notes, credits, evidences of an interest in property, evidences of debt, and choses in action generally. See Michigan Laws 205.256

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}

Internal revenue code: means the United States internal revenue code of 1986 in effect on January 1, 2015 or at the option of the taxpayer, in effect for the current year. See Michigan Laws 206.982

Internal revenue code: means the United States internal revenue code of 1986, in effect on January 1, 1998 or, at the option of the personal representative, in effect on the date of the decedent's death. See Michigan Laws 205.256

Interstate motor carrier: means a person who operates or causes to be operated a qualified commercial motor vehicle on a public road or highway in this state and at least 1 other state or Canadian province. See Michigan Laws 205.173

Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.

Job order: means an oral or written notification by an employer to a personnel agency that a job opening exists for which the employer wishes to find an employee and includes all information regarding the job. See Michigan Laws 339.1001

Joint meeting: An occasion, often ceremonial, when the House and Senate each adopt a unanimous consent agreement

Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.

Joint session: When both chambers of a legislature adopt a concurrent resolution to meet together.

Joint tenancy: A form of property ownership in which two or more parties hold an undivided interest in the same property that was conveyed under the same instrument at the same time. A joint tenant can sell his (her) interest but not dispose of it by will. Upon the death of a joint tenant, his (her) undivided interest is distributed among the surviving joint tenants.

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.

Landscape architect: means a person qualified to engage in the practice of landscape architecture as provided in this article. See Michigan Laws 339.2201

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}

Legacy: A gift of property made by will.

Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent

Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.

License cycle: means the term of a license issued under this article. See Michigan Laws 339.720

License cycle: means the term of a license issued under this article. See Michigan Laws 339.2501

Licensee: means a person licensed under this act. See Michigan Laws 205.422

Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.

Limited real estate appraiser: means an individual who meets the AQB criteria for appraiser trainee and is licensed under section 2610 to perform appraisals of those properties that the state certified supervisory appraiser is permitted and competent to appraise. See Michigan Laws 339.2601

Limited service agreement: means a written service provision agreement by which a real estate broker and client establish an agency relationship in which certain enumerated services, as set forth in section 2512d(3)(b), (c), and (d), are knowingly waived in whole or part by the client. See Michigan Laws 339.2501

Lineal descendant: Direct descendant of the same ancestors.

Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.

Local: when applied to beneficiation or agglomeration, or to a beneficiating facility or agglomerating facility, means within a radius of 100 miles of the point of extraction of the underground ore involved and within this state. See Michigan Laws 207.271

Management contract: means the contract executed between the treasurer and a program manager. See Michigan Laws 206.982

Manicuring services: means the cleansing, filing, shaping, buffing, polishing, or beautifying of the nails of the hands or feet, and the cleansing, massaging, stimulating, exercising, or beautifying of the skin of the hands, arms, and feet, manually or with the use of tools, appliances, or cosmetic preparations, including the repair of nails, or the creation or decoration of artificial nails. See Michigan Laws 339.1201

Manicurist: means an individual who performs or offers to perform manicuring services. See Michigan Laws 339.1201

Manufacturer: means , except as otherwise provided in subdivision (q), any of the following:

(i) A person who manufactures or produces a tobacco product. See Michigan Laws 205.422

Marital deduction: The deduction(s) that can be taken in the determination of gift and estate tax liabilities because of the existence of a marriage or marital relationship.

Mediation: means a voluntary process in which a mediator facilitates communication between parties, assists in identifying issues, and helps explore solutions to promote a mutually acceptable settlement. See Michigan Laws 205.703

Mediator: means a neutral third party who is certified by the tribunal under section 47 as a mediator in a proceeding before the tribunal or as a facilitator in the court of claims, and who is agreed to by the parties. See Michigan Laws 205.703

Member of the family: means a family member as defined in section 529A of the internal revenue code. See Michigan Laws 206.982

Member state: means a state that has entered into the agreement. See Michigan Laws 205.803

Michigan ABLE savings program agreement: means the agreement between the program and an account owner that establishes an ABLE savings account. See Michigan Laws 206.982

Minority leader: See Floor Leaders

Mobile salon: means either of the following:

(i) A self-contained vehicle or other device that is moved, towed, or transported from 1 location to another and in which equipment used to perform 1 or more cosmetology services is installed. See Michigan Laws 339.1201

month: 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

Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.

Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. ^{Source: OCC}

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.

Motor carrier: means :

(i) A person who operates or causes to be operated a qualified commercial motor vehicle on a public road or highway in this state and at least 1 other state or Canadian province. See Michigan Laws 207.211

Motor fuel: means diesel fuel and gasoline. See Michigan Laws 205.173

Motor fuel: means diesel fuel as defined in section 2 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207. See Michigan Laws 207.211

Motor vehicle: means that term as defined in section 33 of the Michigan vehicle code, Act No. See Michigan Laws 207.372

National Credit Union Administration: The federal regulatory agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions. (NCUA also administers the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, which insures the deposits of federal credit unions.) ^{Source: OCC}

Natural hair cultivation: means techniques that result in tension on hair strands such as twisting, wrapping, weaving, extending, locking, or braiding of the hair by hand, if that work does not include the application of dyes, reactive chemicals, or other preparations to alter the color or to straighten, curl, or alter the structure of the hair. See Michigan Laws 339.1201

Natural hair culturist: means an individual who is engaged in natural hair cultivation but does not include an individual who is engaged in natural hair cultivation if that activity is performed as part of the practice of a recognized religion. See Michigan Laws 339.1201

Negotiate the mortgage of real estate: means engaging in activity in connection with a mortgage that is not regulated under the mortgage brokers, lenders, and servicers licensing act, 1987 PA 173, MCL 445. See Michigan Laws 339.2501

Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.

Noncigarette smoking tobacco: means tobacco sold in loose or bulk form that is intended for consumption by smoking and also includes roll-your-own cigarette tobacco, hookah tobacco, pipe tobacco, or a wrap. See Michigan Laws 205.422

Nonresident: means an individual who is not a resident. See Michigan Laws 205.256

Nonresident licensee: means an individual licensee whose principal place of business is not located in this state. See Michigan Laws 339.720

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.

Office: means a regular place of business where complete records are kept of collections and claims handled by a licensee. See Michigan Laws 339.901

oil: as used in this act means petroleum oil, mineral oil, or other oil taken from the earth. See Michigan Laws 205.311

Operator: means a person engaged in the business of controlling or operating an airport parking facility. See Michigan Laws 207.372

Ore property: means the mineral bearing lands of a mine from which underground ore is mined, stockpiles of underground ore, buildings, plants, facilities, equipment, tools and supplies, but exclusive of any lands held primarily for timber purposes, used in connection with the mining and transportation of the underground ore. See Michigan Laws 207.271

organization: means a charitable organization exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code that is approved by the agency to manage a reserve fund. See Michigan Laws 206.902

Original transferor: means any grantor, donor, trustor, testator, or person who by grant, gift, trust, will, or otherwise, makes a transfer of real or personal property that results in a federal generation-skipping transfer tax. See Michigan Laws 205.256

Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.

Owner: means a person who owns and conducts a cosmetology establishment or a school of cosmetology. See Michigan Laws 339.1201

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, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, social club fraternal organization, municipal or private corporation whether or not organized for profit, company, limited liability company, estate, trust receiver, trustee, syndicate, the United States, this state, country, or any other group or combination acting as a unit, and the plural as well as the singular number, unless the intention to give a more limited meaning is disclosed by the context. See Michigan Laws 205.173

Person: as used in this act shall include any person, firm, concern, receiver, receivers, trustee, executor, administrator, agent, institution, association, partnership, company, corporations, and persons acting under declarations of trust. See Michigan Laws 205.312

Person: means an individual, partnership, fiduciary, association, limited liability company, corporation, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 205.422

Person: means an individual, trust, estate, fiduciary, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, corporation, or any other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 205.803

Person: means a natural person, partnership, firm, association, joint stock company, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, syndicate, or corporation, and any receiver, trustee, conservator, or officer, other than a unit of government, having jurisdiction and control of property by virtue of law or by appointment of a court. See Michigan Laws 207.211

Person: means a natural person, partnership, fiduciary, association, corporation, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 207.372

Person: means every natural person, association or corporation. See Michigan Laws 207.501

Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 207.522

Person: means a natural person notwithstanding section 105(5). See Michigan Laws 339.2001

Person: means an individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, limited liability company, company, estate, or any other group or combination acting as a unit. See Michigan Laws 205.256

person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l

Person in responsible charge: means a person licensed under this article who determines technical questions of design and policy; advises the client; supervises and is in responsible charge of the work of subordinates; is the person whose professional skill and judgment are embodied in the plans, designs, plats, surveys, and advice involved in the services; and who supervises the review of material and completed phases of construction. See Michigan Laws 339.2001

Personal insurance: means property/casualty insurance written for personal, family, or household use, including automobile, home, motorcycle, mobile home, noncommercial dwelling fire, boat, personal watercraft, snowmobile, and recreational vehicle, whether written on an individual, group, franchise, blanket policy, or similar basis. See Michigan Laws 500.2151

Personal property: All property that is not real property.

Personal representative: means the personal representative appointed by the probate court, including an independent personal representative, or, if a personal representative is not acting, then any person who is in the actual or constructive possession of any property included in the gross estate of the decedent or any other person who is required to file a return or pay the taxes due under any provision of this act. See Michigan Laws 205.256

Personnel agency: means a type A personnel agency or a type B personnel agency, or both. See Michigan Laws 339.1001

Pipe tobacco: means any tobacco that, because of its appearance, type, packaging, or labeling, is suitable for use and likely to be offered to, or purchased by, consumers as tobacco to smoke in a pipe. See Michigan Laws 205.422

Place of business: means a place where a tobacco product is sold or where a tobacco product is brought or kept for the purpose of sale or consumption, including a vessel, airplane, train, or vending machine. See Michigan Laws 205.422

Place of business: means a physical location that a real estate broker, by advertisement, signage, or otherwise, represents to the public is a place where clients and customers may consult or do business with a licensee. See Michigan Laws 339.2501

Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.

plan: means a plan that provides different investment strategies and allows account distributions for qualified disability expenses. See Michigan Laws 206.982

Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.

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.

Pocket card: means the pocket card that contains information about the license that the department provides under section 2506 when it issues a license under this article. See Michigan Laws 339.2501

Port facilities: means those facilities owned by the port authority such as: seawall jetties; piers; wharves; docks; boat landings; marinas; warehouses; storehouses; elevators; grain bins; cold storage plants; terminal icing plants; bunkers; oil tanks; ferries; canals; locks; bridges; tunnels; seaways; conveyors; modern appliances for the economical handling, storage, and transportation of freight and handling of passenger traffic; transfer and terminal facilities required for the efficient operation and development of ports and harbors; other harbor improvements; or improvements, enlargements, remodeling, or extensions of any of these buildings or structures. See Michigan Laws 120.102

Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. ^{Source: OCC}

Practice of architecture: means professional services, such as consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, or review of material and completed phases of work in construction, alteration, or repair in connection with a public or private structure, building, equipment, works, or project if the professional service requires the application of a principle of architecture or architectural design. See Michigan Laws 339.2001

Practice of embalming: means the disinfecting or preserving of a dead human body, entirely or in part, by the use of a chemical substance, fluid, or gas in the body or by the introduction of a chemical substance, fluid, or gas into the body by a vascular or hypodermic injection, or by direct application into an organ or cavity. See Michigan Laws 339.1801

Practice of funeral directing: means engaging in or representing oneself as engaging in the supervising of the burial and disposal of a dead human body, managing a funeral establishment for the preparation, disposition, and care of a dead human body, or using, in connection with the user's name or funeral establishment, the word "funeral director" "funeral service professional" "undertaker" or "mortician" or any other title embodying the words "mortuary science" or otherwise implying that the individual is engaged as a funeral director. See Michigan Laws 339.1801

Practice of landscape architecture: means all of the following:

(i) The performance of professional services such as consultation, investigation, research, planning, design, or responsible field observation in connection with the development of land areas where, and to the extent that the dominant purpose of the services is the preservation, enhancement, or determination of proper land uses, natural land resources, ground cover and planting, naturalistic and aesthetic values, the settings and approaches to structures or other improvements, natural drainage, and the consideration and determination of inherent problems of the land relating to erosion, use and stress, blight, or other hazards. See Michigan Laws 339.2201

Practice of mortuary science: means the practice of embalming or the practice of funeral directing, or both. See Michigan Laws 339.1801

Practice of professional engineering: means professional services, such as consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, or review of material and completed phases of work in construction, alteration, or repair in connection with a public or private utility, structure, building, machine, equipment, process, work, or project, if the professional service requires the application of engineering principles or data. See Michigan Laws 339.2001

Practice of professional surveying: means providing professional services such as consultation, investigation, testimony, evaluation, planning, mapping, assembling, and interpreting reliable scientific measurements and information relative to the location, size, shape, or physical features of the earth, improvements on the earth, the space above the earth, or any part of the earth, and the utilization and development of these facts and interpretations into an orderly survey map, plan, report, description, or project. See Michigan Laws 339.2001

practice of public accounting: means rendering or offering to render an opinion on or attesting to or offering to attest to the reliability of a representation or estimate, including, but not limited to, the giving of an opinion in substance that 1 or more of the following types of information concerning the entity that is the subject of the opinion present fairly the condition of the entity:

(i) Financial or other information about which the opinion is given. See Michigan Laws 339.720

Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.

Prelicensure course: means a course that is represented to the public as fulfilling, in whole or in part, the requirements of section 2504. See Michigan Laws 339.2501

premises: means 1 of the following, as applicable:

(i) For a mobile salon described in subdivision (o)(i), the vehicle or other device and the equipment installed in the vehicle or device. See Michigan Laws 339.1201

principal: means a person that offers or extends credit creating a debt or a person to which a debt is owed or due or asserted to be owed or due. See Michigan Laws 339.901

Principal: means a sole proprietor, partner, the president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, or director of a corporation, or a member or manager of a limited liability company. See Michigan Laws 339.2001

Principal place of business: means the office location designated by the licensee for the purposes of substantial equivalency and reciprocity. See Michigan Laws 339.720

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.

Proceeding: means an appeal taken under this act. See Michigan Laws 205.703

Producer: as used in this act means a person who owns, or is entitled to delivery of a share in kind or a share of the monetary proceeds from the sale of, gas or oil as of the time of its production or severance. See Michigan Laws 205.312

Professional designation: means a certification from a real estate professional association that demonstrates that an individual has attained proven skills or education in a real estate occupational area and may include the right to use a title or letters after the licensee's name that represent the designation awarded by the certifying entity. See Michigan Laws 339.2501

Professional engineer: means a person who, by reason of knowledge of mathematics, the physical sciences, and the principles of engineering, acquired by professional education and practical experience, is qualified to engage in the practice of professional engineering. See Michigan Laws 339.2001

Professional surveyor: means a person who, by reason of knowledge of law, mathematics, physical sciences, and techniques of measuring acquired by professional education and practical experience, is qualified to engage in the practice of professional surveying. See Michigan Laws 339.2001

Program: means the individual or family development account program established in section 3. See Michigan Laws 206.902

Program: means the Michigan ABLE savings program established pursuant to this act. See Michigan Laws 206.982

Program manager: means 1 or more entities selected by the treasurer to act as a manager of the program. See Michigan Laws 206.982

Program site: means a charitable organization exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(14) of the internal revenue code that is approved by the agency to implement the individual or family development account program. See Michigan Laws 206.902

Project: means the acquisition, purchase, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, remodeling, improvement, enlargement, repair, condemnation, maintenance, or operation of port facilities. See Michigan Laws 120.102

property: means 1 of the following:

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), all property, real or personal, belonging to the persons, corporations, companies, copartnerships, and associations subject to taxation under this act, including rights-of-way, road beds, stations, cars, rolling stock, tracks, wagons, horses, office furniture, telegraph and telephone poles, wires, conduits, switchboards, all other property used in carrying on their business and owned by them respectively, all other real and personal property, and all franchises. See Michigan Laws 207.5

Property: includes land, tenements, real estate, and real property and all rights to and interests in land, tenements, real estate, or real property. See Michigan Laws 207.522

property: means the property or interest in property of the testator, intestate, grantor, bargainor, or vendor, passing or transferred to those not specifically exempted from this act, and not as the property or interest in property passing or transferred to the individual legatees, devisees, heirs, next of kin, grantees, donees, or vendees, and includes all property or interest in property whether situated within or without this state and including all property represented or evidenced by note, certificate, stock, land, contract, mortgage or other kind or character of evidence thereof, and regardless of whether that evidence of property is owned, kept or possessed within or without this state. See Michigan Laws 205.221

property having a situs in this state: includes all of the following:

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), the property, real and personal, of the persons, corporations, companies, copartnerships, and associations subject to taxation under this act, owned, used, and occupied by them within this state, and also the proportion of their rolling stock, cars, and other property used partly within and partly outside of this state as provided in this act. See Michigan Laws 207.5

Property management: means leasing or renting, or offering to lease or rent, real property of others for a fee, commission, compensation, or other valuable consideration pursuant to a property management employment contract. See Michigan Laws 339.2501

Property management account: means an interest-bearing or noninterest-bearing account or instrument used in the operation of property management. See Michigan Laws 339.2501

Property management employment contract: means a written agreement that is entered into between a real estate broker and client concerning the real estate broker's employment as a property manager for the client; that describes the real estate broker's duties, responsibilities, and activities as a property manager; and that describes the handling, management, safekeeping, investment, disbursement, and use of property management money, funds, and accounts. See Michigan Laws 339.2501

Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.

prosecuting attorney: means the county treasurer or prosecuting attorney of the county having jurisdiction pursuant to section 10. See Michigan Laws 205.221

Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.

Public roads or highways: means a road, street, or place maintained by this state or a political subdivision of this state and generally open to use by the public as a matter of right for the purpose of vehicular travel, notwithstanding that they may be temporarily closed or travel restricted for the purpose of construction, maintenance, repair, or reconstruction. See Michigan Laws 207.211

Purchaser: means a person to whom a sale of tangible personal property is made or to whom a service is furnished. See Michigan Laws 205.803

Qualified commercial motor vehicle: means that term as defined in section 1 of the motor carrier fuel tax act, 1980 PA 119, MCL 207. See Michigan Laws 205.173

Qualified county: means a county that provides public services to a regional airport facility. See Michigan Laws 207.372

Qualified disability expenses: means that term as defined in section 529A of the internal revenue code. See Michigan Laws 206.982

Qualified farm real and personal property: means real and personal property located in this state that on the date of the decedent's death was devoted primarily to an agricultural use, and, for a decedent who dies before January 1, 1993, meets all the following conditions or, for a decedent who dies after December 31, 1992, meets the conditions in either subparagraph (ii) or (iii):

(i) The real property is eligible as farmland pursuant to part 361 (farmland and open space preservation) of the natural resources and environmental protection act, Act No. See Michigan Laws 205.221

Qualified heir: means an individual entitled to any beneficial interest in property who is the grandfather, grandmother, father, mother, husband, wife, child, legally adopted child, stepchild, brother, sister, wife or widow of a son, or husband or widower of a daughter of the decedent grantor, donor, or vendor, or for the use of a person to whom the decedent grantor, donor, or vendor stood in the mutually acknowledged relation of a parent, if the relationship began at or before the child's seventeenth birthday and continued until the death of the decedent grantor, donor, or vendor, or to or for the use of a lineal descendant of or a lineal descendant of a stepchild of the decedent grantor, donor, or vendor, or farm business partner, or to or for the use of any person to whom the decedent grantor, donor, or vendor stood in the mutually acknowledged relation of a farm business partner. See Michigan Laws 205.221

Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.

Rate: means the cost of insurance per payroll before adjustment for an individual insured's size, exposure, or loss experience. See Michigan Laws 500.2402

Real estate appraisal services: means the practice of developing an opinion of the value of real property in a manner that conforms with the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice. See Michigan Laws 339.2661

Real estate broker: means an individual or business entity that, with intent to collect or receive a fee, compensation, or valuable consideration, sells or offers for sale, buys or offers to buy, provides or offers to provide market analyses of, lists or offers or attempts to list, or negotiates the purchase, sale, or exchange of real estate; that negotiates the mortgage of real estate; that negotiates for the construction of a building on real estate; that leases or offers or rents or offers for rent real estate or the improvements on the real estate for others, as a whole or partial vocation; that engages in property management as a whole or partial vocation; that sells or offers for sale, buys or offers to buy, leases or offers to lease, or negotiates the purchase or sale or exchange of a business, business opportunity, or the goodwill of an existing business for others; or that, as owner or otherwise, engages in the sale of real estate as a principal vocation. See Michigan Laws 339.2501

Real estate related financial transaction: means any of the following:

(i) A sale, lease, purchase, investment in, or exchange of real property or the financing of real property. See Michigan Laws 339.2601

Real estate salesperson: means an individual who for compensation or valuable consideration is employed either directly or indirectly by a licensed real estate broker to sell or offer to sell, buy or offer to buy, provide or offer to provide market analyses of, list or offer or attempt to list, or negotiate the purchase, sale, or exchange of real estate; to negotiate the mortgage of real estate; to negotiate for the construction of a building on real estate, or to lease or offer to lease, or rent or offer for rent, real estate; who is employed by a real estate broker to engage in property management; or who sells or offers for sale, buys or offers to buy, leases or offers to lease, or negotiates the purchase or sale or exchange of a business, business opportunity, or the goodwill of an existing business for others, as a whole or partial vocation. See Michigan Laws 339.2501

Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

Real property: means an identified tract or parcel of land, including improvements on that land, as well as any interests, benefits, or rights inherent in the land. See Michigan Laws 339.2601

Regional airport facility: means an airport that services 4,000,000 or more enplanements annually. See Michigan Laws 207.372

Registration fee: means a fee other than the fee specified in a contract, which a personnel agency requires or accepts from a client prior to execution of a contract. See Michigan Laws 339.1001

Reinstatement: means the granting of a license or registration, with or without limitations or conditions, to a person whose license or registration has been revoked. See Michigan Laws 339.402

Relicensure: means the granting of a license to a person whose license has lapsed for failure to renew the license within 60 days after the expiration date. See Michigan Laws 339.402

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.

Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.

Remote retail sale: means a sale of a tobacco product to a consumer in this state if either of the following applies:

(i) The consumer submits the order for the sale by means of a telephone or other method of voice transmission, the mail, or the internet or other online service, or the seller is otherwise not in the physical presence of the purchaser when the request for purchase or order is made. See Michigan Laws 205.422

Report: when used with reference to an attest or compilation service, means an opinion, report, or other form of language that states or implies assurance as to the reliability of attested information or compiled financial statements and that also includes, or is accompanied by, any statement or implication that the individual or firm issuing it has special knowledge or competence in accounting or auditing. See Michigan Laws 339.720

Reregistration: means the granting of a registration to a person whose registration has lapsed for failure to renew the registration within 60 days after the expiration date. See Michigan Laws 339.402

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.

Resident: means that term as defined in section 18 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206. See Michigan Laws 205.256

Resident trainee: means an individual who is engaged in learning the practice of embalming or funeral directing or the practice of mortuary science under the instruction and personal supervision of a holder of a license for the practice of mortuary science in this state. See Michigan Laws 339.1801

Residential builder: means any of the following:

(i) A person engaged in the construction of a residential structure that, for a fixed sum, price, fee, percentage, valuable consideration, or other compensation, other than wages for personal labor only, undertakes with another or offers to undertake, or purports to have the capacity to undertake with another, for the erection, construction, replacement, repair, alteration, or addition to, subtraction from, improvement, wrecking of, or demolition of, a residential structure. See Michigan Laws 339.2401

Residential maintenance and alteration contractor: means a person that, for a fixed sum, price, fee, percentage, valuable consideration, or other compensation, other than wages for personal labor only, does any of the following:

(i) Undertakes with another for the repair, alteration, or addition to, subtraction from, improvement of, wrecking of, or demolition of a residential structure, or building of a garage, or laying of concrete on residential property. See Michigan Laws 339.2401

residential property: means any of the following:

(a) Real property exempt under section 7cc of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 205.762

Residential real property: means real property used as a residence containing a dwelling that has not more than 4 living units. See Michigan Laws 339.2601

Residential structure: means 1 or both of the following:

(i) A detached 1- or 2-family dwelling and all related facilities appurtenant to that dwelling, used or intended to be used as an adjunct of residential occupancy. See Michigan Laws 339.2401

Respondent: means a person against whom a complaint has been filed who may be a person who is or is required to be licensed or registered under this act. See Michigan Laws 339.501a

Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.

Resume writing service: means a person who provides professional assistance to an applicant in compiling a resume by assembling relevant data, organizing it in writing, and providing copies to the applicant for a fee. See Michigan Laws 339.1001

Retailer: means a person other than a transportation company who operates a place of business in this state, or who directs, manages, or has control over the day-to-day operations of a place of business in this state, for the purpose of making, or who does make, sales of a tobacco product at retail other than a remote retail sale. See Michigan Laws 205.422

Right of survivorship: The ownership rights that result in the acquisition of title to property by reason of having survived other co-owners.

Roll-your-own cigarette tobacco: means any tobacco that, because of its appearance, type, packaging, or labeling, is suitable for use and likely to be offered to, or purchased by, consumers as tobacco for making cigarettes. See Michigan Laws 205.422

Sale: means a transaction by which the ownership of tangible personal property is transferred for consideration and applies also to use, gifts, exchanges, barter, and theft. See Michigan Laws 205.422

Sales tax: means the tax levied under the general sales tax act, 1933 PA 167, MCL 205. See Michigan Laws 205.173

Sales tax: means the tax levied under the general sales tax act. See Michigan Laws 205.803

Salesperson: means an employee or agent, other than a qualifying officer, of a licensed residential builder or residential maintenance and alteration contractor, who for a salary, wage, fee, percentage, commission, or other consideration, sells or attempts to sell, negotiates or attempts to negotiate, solicits for or attempts to solicit for, obtains or attempts to obtain a contract or commitment for, or furnishes or attempts or agrees to furnish, the goods and services of a residential builder or residential maintenance and alteration contractor, except an individual working for a licensed residential builder or residential maintenance and alteration contractor who makes sales that are occasional and incidental to the individual's principal employment. See Michigan Laws 339.2401

School of cosmetology: means a school that teaches 1 or more cosmetology services at a premises designated in the license application. See Michigan Laws 339.1201

seal: shall be construed to include any of the following:

(a) The impression of the seal on the paper alone. See Michigan Laws 8.3n

Secondary wholesaler: means either of the following:

(i) A person, other than a manufacturer or a person licensed under this act as a vending machine operator, wholesaler, or unclassified acquirer, who engages in the sale of a tobacco product for resale. See Michigan Laws 205.422

self-consumption: means production for personal consumption or use and not for sale, resale, or any other profit-making endeavor. See Michigan Laws 205.422

Seller: means any person who sells, leases, or rents tangible personal property or services to another person. See Michigan Laws 205.803

Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.

Service provision agreement: means a buyer agency agreement or listing agreement that is executed by a real estate broker and a client and establishes an agency relationship. See Michigan Laws 339.2501

Services: means professional service offered or provided by an architect in the practice of architecture, a professional engineer in the practice of professional engineering, or a professional surveyor in the practice of professional surveying. See Michigan Laws 339.2001

Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.

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

Shipments: means deliveries in gross tons of underground ore from an ore property to a beneficiating facility, to an agglomerating facility, or to market, unless otherwise expressly stated. See Michigan Laws 207.271

shipping case: means an individual receptacle within which a tobacco product or group of tobacco products is placed for shipment, storage, or distribution, such as a box, case, or tote. See Michigan Laws 205.422

Skin care services: includes the following services or combination of services:

(i) Beautifying the skin of the body of an individual by the use of cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions, or creams, including body wrapping. See Michigan Laws 339.1201

Smokeless tobacco: means snuff, snus, chewing tobacco, moist snuff, and any other tobacco that is intended to be used or consumed, whether chewed, absorbed, dissolved, inhaled, snorted, sniffed, or ingested, by any means other than smoking or combustion. See Michigan Laws 205.422

Soil conservation district agency: means the agency of the district where the real property is located created pursuant to part 93 (soil conservation districts) of the natural resources and environmental protection act, Act No. See Michigan Laws 205.221

Sponsor: means a person that represents to the public that the courses it conducts for purposes of this article fulfill the requirements of section 2504a for continuing education. See Michigan Laws 339.2501

Stamp: means a distinctive character, indication, or mark, as determined by the department, attached or affixed to an individual package of cigarettes by mechanical device or other means authorized by the department to indicate that the tax imposed under this act has been paid. See Michigan Laws 205.422

Stamping agent: means a wholesaler or unclassified acquirer who is licensed and authorized by the department to affix stamps to individual packages of cigarettes on behalf of themselves and other wholesalers or unclassified acquirers. See Michigan Laws 205.422

State: means any state of the United States or the District of Columbia. See Michigan Laws 205.803

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 land use agency: means the land use agency within the department of natural resources. See Michigan Laws 205.221

State licensed real estate appraiser: means an individual who is licensed under section 2610 to appraise real property, including, but not limited to, residential and nonresidential real property involving federally related transactions and real estate related financial transactions. See Michigan Laws 339.2601

Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.

Student: means a person learning the theory and practice of serving as a barber. See Michigan Laws 339.1101

Student: means an individual who is engaged in learning cosmetology or 1 or more cosmetology services in a school of cosmetology. See Michigan Laws 339.1201

Student instructor: means a person learning the theory and practice of teaching barbering. See Michigan Laws 339.1101

Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.

Tangible personal property: means corporeal personal property. See Michigan Laws 205.256

Tax: includes all taxes, interest, or penalties levied under this act. See Michigan Laws 205.173

Tax: means the state real estate transfer tax imposed under this act. See Michigan Laws 207.522

Taxpayer: means a person subject to tax under this act. See Michigan Laws 205.173

Testate: To die leaving a will.

Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.

Testify: Answer questions in court.

Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.

Tobacco product: means a product containing any amount of tobacco regardless of form including, but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, noncigarette smoking tobacco, or smokeless tobacco. See Michigan Laws 205.422

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.

Transaction: means the parking, storing, housing, or keeping of a motor vehicle for consideration. See Michigan Laws 207.372

Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.

Transfer: includes the passing of property or an interest in property in possession or enjoyment, present or future, by inheritance, descent, devise, bequest, grant, deed, bargain, sale, or gift in the manner prescribed in this act. See Michigan Laws 205.221

Transfer tax: includes an estate, generation-skipping, inheritance, legacy, or succession tax for residents and nonresidents, including aliens. See Michigan Laws 205.256

Transportation company: means a person operating, or supplying to common carriers, cars, boats, or other vehicles for the transportation or accommodation of passengers and engaged in the sale of a tobacco product at retail. See Michigan Laws 205.422

Transporter: means a person importing or transporting into this state, or transporting in this state, a tobacco product obtained from a source located outside this state, or from any person not duly licensed under this act. See Michigan Laws 205.422

Treasurer: means the state treasurer. See Michigan Laws 206.982

Treasurer: means the county treasurer. See Michigan Laws 207.501

Treasurer: means the state treasurer. See Michigan Laws 207.522

Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

Tribunal: means the tax tribunal created under section 21. See Michigan Laws 205.703

Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. ^{Source: OCC}

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.

Truth in Lending Act: The Truth in Lending Act is a federal law that requires lenders to provide standardized information so that borrowers can compare loan terms. In general, lenders must provide information on ^{Source: OCC}

Unclassified acquirer: means a person, except a transportation company or a purchaser at retail from a retailer licensed under the general sales tax act, 1933 PA 167, MCL 205. See Michigan Laws 205.422

Underground ore: means iron ore in its natural state which to be mined must be removed through a shaft, incline or adit. See Michigan Laws 207.271

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}

Uniform standards of professional appraisal practice: means all of the following, if applicable:

(i) Standards relating to real property adopted by the appraisal foundation and in effect on the effective date of the amendatory act that added subparagraph (ii). See Michigan Laws 339.2601

Uniform standards of professional appraisal practice: means that term as defined in section 2601. See Michigan Laws 339.2661

United States: when used in a geographical sense includes only the 50 states and the District of Columbia. See Michigan Laws 205.256

United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o

Use tax: means the tax levied under the use tax act, 1937 PA 94, MCL 205. See Michigan Laws 205.173

Use tax: means the tax levied under the use tax act. See Michigan Laws 205.803

Use tax act: means 1937 PA 94, MCL 205. See Michigan Laws 205.803

Value: means the current or fair market worth in terms of legal monetary exchange at the time of the transfer. See Michigan Laws 207.501

Value: means the current or fair market worth in terms of legal monetary exchange at the time of the transfer. See Michigan Laws 207.522

Vending machine operator: means a person who operates 1 or more vending machines in this state for the sale of a tobacco product. See Michigan Laws 205.422

Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.

Voluntary seller: means a seller who does not have a requirement to obtain a license or register to collect the sales or use tax for this state. See Michigan Laws 205.803

Wages: means money paid or to be paid on an hourly or daily basis by an owner, lessor, or occupant of a residential structure as consideration for the performance of personal labor on the structure by an individual who does not perform or promise to perform the labor for any other fixed sum, price, fee, percentage, valuable consideration, or other compensation and who does not furnish or agree to furnish the material or supplies required to be used in the performance of the labor or an act described in subdivision (a) or (b). See Michigan Laws 339.2401

Wholesale price: means the actual price paid to a seller for a tobacco product, by a wholesaler or unclassified acquirer to acquire that tobacco product from the seller. See Michigan Laws 205.422

Wholesaler: means a person who purchases all or part of its tobacco products from a manufacturer and who sells 75% or more of those tobacco products to others for resale. See Michigan Laws 205.422

Wrap: means an individual tobacco wrapper that is made wholly or in part from tobacco, including reconstituted tobacco, whether in the form of tobacco leaf, sheet, or tube, if the wrap is designed to be offered, or is offered, for sale to consumers to create or to use as a component part of a tobacco product. See Michigan Laws 205.422

Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.