§ 421.1 Michigan employment security act; short title
§ 421.2 Declaration of public policy; findings
§ 421.3 Bureau of worker’s and unemployment compensation; policies; definitions
§ 421.3a Michigan employment security advisory council; creation; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; vacancies; compensation; expenses; recommendations; assistance and studies
§ 421.4 Rules and regulations; distribution; public hearing; notice; publication; copies furnished; effective date
§ 421.4a Parking facility; approval of state administrative board
§ 421.5 Employment security commission; director; appointment, term, and duties; annual salary; employees and assistants; delegation of authority; compensation and expenses; bond; appointment and qualifi
§ 421.5a Advocacy assistance services; program
§ 421.5b Bureau of worker’s and unemployment compensation; creation within department of consumer and industry services; director; transfer of powers and duties by executive order
§ 421.6 Conversion to wage record system; assistance of ad hoc committees; administrative costs
§ 421.6a Unemployment insurance agency; destruction or disposal of documents; admissibility of reproduction as evidence
§ 421.6b Appropriation for continuing work on unemployment insurance computer system improvement and capacity extension project; staff training; appointment, membership, and duties of computer project ove
§ 421.6c Emergency backup plan for computer system
§ 421.6d Stabilization fund
§ 421.6e Employee training program; operation; funding; purpose
§ 421.6f Appropriation to fund improvements; expenditure; work project
§ 421.6g Securing automated systems for fraud control and collections division; fraud control and investigation; funding; work project
§ 421.7 Employment security commission; consolidation of divisions
§ 421.8 Legislative purpose; annual review of maximum weekly benefit rates; comparison of consumers’ price index; “base month” defined; determining percentage of increase or decrease; report
§ 421.9 Employment security commission; subpoenas, issuance; enforcement; immunity
§ 421.10 Administration fund; contingent fund
§ 421.10a Obligation trust fund; creation; receipt and deposit of money or other assets; investment; money remaining in fund; administrator; expenditures; purpose
§ 421.11 Unemployment agency; cooperation with federal agency; reports; compliance with federal regulations; “social security act” defined; disclosure of information; reciprocal agreements
§ 421.11a Privilege; waiver
§ 421.12 Acceptance of Wagner-Peyser act
§ 421.12a Employment security; community work or training program; employee benefits
§ 421.13 Contributions of employer; rate; obligation assessment payment; computation and payment; reports; quarterly wage report; apportioned payments; optional payment method; “eligible contributing empl
§ 421.13a Contributions of nonprofit organizations; reimbursement payments in lieu of contributions; “nonprofit organization” defined; notice of election to become reimbursing employer; surety bond, irrevo
§ 421.13b Liability of nonprofit organization for reimbursement payments in lieu of contributions; termination of status as reimbursing employer; notice of termination; election to become reimbursing emplo
§ 421.13c Payments by nonprofit organization to commission; computation; statement of charges; past due reimbursement payments
§ 421.13d Delinquency of nonprofit organization in making reimbursement payments; termination of election; surety bond, irrevocable letter of credit, or other security
§ 421.13e Group account for sharing cost of benefits; joint application; approval; notice; duration; termination; adding employer to or removing employer from group account; liability for benefit charges;
§ 421.13f Reimbursement by nonprofit organization of benefits paid; charging benefits paid to rating account of nonprofit organization
§ 421.13g Reimbursement payments by state in lieu of contributions; amount, time, and manner of payments; separate accounts; funds to which reimbursement payments charged; liability for reimbursement payme
§ 421.13h Provisions applicable to reimbursement payments in lieu of contributions and reimbursing employers
§ 421.13i Governmental entity as reimbursing employer or contributing employer; election; notice; termination of election; liability for reimbursement payments; notice terminating status; extension of peri
§ 421.13k Payment by governmental entity of regular benefits plus extended benefits and training benefits; ascertainment of amount; statement of charges; reimbursement of fund; past due reimbursement payme
§ 421.13l Indian tribe or tribal unit as employer; requirements
§ 421.13m Professional employer organization; determination of status as liable employer; reporting of wages and payment of unemployment contributions; requirements; act or omission occurring before Januar
§ 421.14 Employing unit as employer and services as employment; determinations; notice; review and redetermination; collection of contributions; retroactive determination; introduction of determination, r
§ 421.15 Delinquent contributions
§ 421.15a Apportioned quarterly payments; interest on contribution obligation not required; failure to make payment
§ 421.16 Adjustment or refund of contributions or interest
§ 421.17 Nonchargeable benefits account; experience account; pooling of contributions; credits; exception during COVID-19 pandemic only
§ 421.18 Definitions
§ 421.19 Contribution rate of contributing employer; determination; reserve fund balance of reorganized employer; distressed employer; irrevocability of excess payments to experience account
§ 421.19a Solvency tax; determination; payment; deferral; appropriation; repayment; payment of amounts obtained into contingent fund; crediting amounts to employers’ experience accounts; past due payments;
§ 421.20 Charging benefits against employer’s account; benefits improperly paid; basis; failure of employer to provide information; determination; appeal; separate determination of amount and duration of
§ 421.20a Benefits paid under protest or appeal; charge to suspense account; transfer to rating account or solvency account
§ 421.21 Copies or listings of benefit checks charged against employer’s account; copies as final determination; statement of total benefits charged against rating account; notice to employer of contribut
§ 421.21a Allocation of benefit charges and contributions attributable to service performed under CETA-PSE
§ 421.21b Seamen on American vessel on Great Lakes; benefits; seamen, definition
§ 421.22 Transfer of business
§ 421.22a Transfer of operations from another state to this state; conditions to being deemed qualified employer; withdrawing request for application of section; furnishing information to commission; wages
§ 421.22b Transferring trade or business with intent to reduce contribution rate or reimbursement payments
§ 421.23 Coverage of employer; period
§ 421.24 Cessation of employing unit as employer subject to act; termination of coverage; rescission of determination
§ 421.25 Election that services be deemed employment subject to act; request for termination of coverage; termination of election
§ 421.26 Unemployment compensation fund
§ 421.26a Issuance of notes, bonds, financial instruments, or other evidences of indebtedness; use of proceeds; payment of unemployment obligation assessment; rate; collection; additional special subaccoun
§ 421.27 Payment of benefits; extension of benefits subject to appropriation
§ 421.27a Payment of benefits for certain periods of unemployment; amount; conditions; eligibility; limitation
§ 421.27b Deducting and withholding income tax from unemployment benefits
§ 421.27c Noncharging employer account; monetary redetermination; conditions
§ 421.28 Eligibility to receive benefits; conditions; waiver extension for extended layoff in 2021
§ 421.28a Preservation of unused credit weeks or benefit entitlement during period of continuous involuntary disability; request; written statement from physician; copies; extension of benefit year; paymen
§ 421.28b Definitions; MCL 421.28c to 421.28m
§ 421.28c Shared-work plan; application; requirements; manner; contents; approval of more than 1 plan
§ 421.28d Shared-work plan; approval by unemployment agency; requirements; reduction percentage
§ 421.28e Shared-work plan; approval or disapproval by unemployment agency
§ 421.28f Shared-work plan; effective period
§ 421.28g Compensation
§ 421.28h Schedule; filing compensation claims; benefits; funding of benefits
§ 421.28i Modification of shared-work plan
§ 421.28j Termination of shared-work plan; good cause
§ 421.28k Authority of unemployment agency to approve, disapprove, modify, or terminate shared-work plan
§ 421.28l Report
§ 421.28m Effect of approval or disapproval by federal government
§ 421.29 Disqualification from benefits; exception during COVID-19 pandemic
§ 421.29a Disqualification from benefits; exception for domestic violence; documentation; definitions
§ 421.30 Benefits inalienable
§ 421.31 Waiver of rights; limitation of fees
§ 421.32 Claims for benefits; examination; determination; notice
§ 421.32a Review of determination; redetermination; notice; reconsideration; applicability of redetermination, disqualification, or ineligibility to compensable period; finality of redetermination; additio
§ 421.32b Internet site; establishment; access; purpose; protest or appeal
§ 421.32c Reconsideration of claims filed after March 15, 2020; prohibited solely on applicability of executive order
§ 421.32d Unemployment agency; hiring new employees; limitation
§ 421.33 Assignment to administrative law judge; appeals and transferred matters; consolidation of cases; procedure for appeal to Michigan compensation appellate commission
§ 421.34 Appeal to Michigan compensation appellate commission from findings of fact and decision or from denial of motion for rehearing or reopening
§ 421.37 Fees for subpoenaed witnesses; fees and expenses of proceedings; issuance of subpoena
§ 421.38 Review by circuit court; direct appeal of order or decision of administrative law judge; unemployment agency as party; manner of appeal
§ 421.39 Employment security act; definitions
§ 421.40 “Employing unit” defined
§ 421.41 “Employer” defined
§ 421.42 “Employment” defined
§ 421.42a Coverage of services; determination; penalties and interests
§ 421.43 Services excluded from term “employment.”
§ 421.44 “Remuneration” and “wages” defined
§ 421.44a “Previously uncovered services” defined; wages to include remuneration for previously uncovered services; limitation on use of remuneration and on charging of benefits; claims to which section ap
§ 421.45 Base periods; definition
§ 421.46 “Benefit year” defined; conditions; rights of claimant
§ 421.46a Establishment of benefit year where individual unable to establish benefit year under MCL 421.46; conditions; calculation of average weekly wage; charge to employers; extended benefits; claim
§ 421.47 Calendar quarter; definition
§ 421.48 “Unemployed” explained; amounts considered wages or remuneration; leave of absence; elected layoff; COVID-19 absence
§ 421.48a Transmission or receipt by mail
§ 421.49 Last day of protest or appeal period falling on Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday; running of statutory periods
§ 421.50 “Week” defined
§ 421.50a “Governmental entity” defined
§ 421.51 “Benefits” and “average weekly wage” defined
§ 421.52 State; definition
§ 421.53 “Hospital,””institution of higher education,” and “educational institution other than institution of higher education,” defined
§ 421.54 Sanctions; penalties
§ 421.54a Requiring individual to make false statement or representation regarding benefit or other payment as condition of employment; remedies; applicability; disposition of amounts recovered; effective
§ 421.54b Conspiracy; applicability; penalties; disposition of amounts recovered; effective date of section
§ 421.54c Embezzlement; penalties; applicability; disposition of amounts recovered; effective date of section
§ 421.54f Report of fraudulent claim; contents; submission of affidavit by affected individual; duties of unemployment agency; appeal of determination; determination of identity theft; credit to employer’s
§ 421.54g Report regarding claims submitted by impostors; contents; definitions
§ 421.54h Appointment of individual to perform certain activities; “impostor” defined
§ 421.55 Catchline headings of section not part of act
§ 421.56 American vessel, American aircraft; definitions
§ 421.57 Amendment or repeal of act
§ 421.58 Suspension of provisions
§ 421.59 Repeal
§ 421.60 Advance from federal fund; repayment
§ 421.60a Protection of deaf
§ 421.62 Recovery of improperly paid benefits
§ 421.64 Payment of extended benefits
§ 421.65 Effective dates of Act 231 of 1971; recomputation of benefits
§ 421.66 Effective dates of Act 104 of 1974; recomputation of benefits
§ 421.67 Effective dates of Act 110 of 1975; recomputation of weekly benefit rate and maximum amount of benefits; supplemental benefits
§ 421.67b Annual report to legislature; validating representations made by employer to legislature
§ 421.70 Effective date of Act 358 of 1980; recomputation of weekly benefit rate and maximum amount of benefits; supplemental benefits
§ 421.71 Effective dates of Act 535 of 1982
§ 421.72 Effective date of Act 164 of 1983
§ 421.73 Rounding benefits to next lower full dollar
§ 421.75 Conversion date to wage record system; effective date; report
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 421 > Act 1 of 1936 - Michigan Employment Security Act

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • American aircraft: means an aircraft registered under the laws of the United States. See Michigan Laws 421.56
  • American vessel: as used in this act means a vessel documented or numbered under the laws of the United States, or a vessel which is neither documented nor numbered under the laws of the United States nor documented under the laws of any foreign country, if its crew is employed solely by 1 or more citizens or residents of the United States or corporations organized under the laws of the United States or of any state. See Michigan Laws 421.56
  • 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.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Balance: means :
    (1) As applied to an employer's experience account or to the nonchargeable benefits account, the initial balance of that account plus the credits and minus the charges that are made in accordance with this act. See Michigan Laws 421.18
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
  • Co-occurring disorder: means having 1 or more disorders relating to the use of alcohol or other controlled substances of abuse as well as any serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or developmental disability. See Michigan Laws 600.1090
  • Co-occurring disorder: means having 1 or more disorders relating to the use of alcohol or other controlled substances of abuse as well as any serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or developmental disability. See Michigan Laws 600.1099b
  • Computation date: means June 30 of each year. See Michigan Laws 421.18
  • Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Cost criterion: means the number arrived at as of each computation date through the following calculations:
    •     (i) With respect to each period of 12 consecutive months starting after 1956, calculate the percentage ratio of the benefits paid during the 12 months to the aggregate amount of the payrolls paid by employers within the most recent calendar year completed before the start of the 12-month period. See Michigan Laws 421.18
  • Court funding unit: means that term as defined in section 151e of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600. See Michigan Laws 600.1090
  • Court funding unit: means that term as defined in section 151e. See Michigan Laws 600.1099b
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dating relationship: means that term as defined in section 2950. See Michigan Laws 600.1060
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Department: means the department of health and human services. See Michigan Laws 600.1099aa
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Developmental disability: means that term as defined in section 100a of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330. See Michigan Laws 600.1090
  • Developmental disability: means that term as defined in section 100a of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330. See Michigan Laws 600.1099b
  • Director: means the director of the bureau of worker's and unemployment compensation. See Michigan Laws 421.3
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Domestic violence offense: means any crime alleged to have been committed by an individual against his or her spouse or former spouse, an individual with whom he or she has a child in common, an individual with whom he or she has had a dating relationship, or an individual who resides or has resided in the same household. See Michigan Laws 600.1060
  • Drug treatment court: means a court supervised treatment program for individuals who abuse or are dependent upon any controlled substance or alcohol. See Michigan Laws 600.1060
  • 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
  • employer: includes an Indian tribe or tribal unit for which services are performed in employment as defined in subsection (9). See Michigan Laws 421.13l
  • employment: includes service performed in the employ of an Indian tribe or tribal unit, if the service is excluded from employment as that term is defined in the federal unemployment tax act, chapter 23 of subtitle C of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 U. See Michigan Laws 421.13l
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Experience account: means an account in the unemployment compensation fund showing an employer's experience with respect to contribution payments and benefit charges under this act, determined and recorded in the manner provided in this act. See Michigan Laws 421.3
  • family: means all individuals whom the child and parent define as family. See Michigan Laws 600.1099aa
  • Family treatment court: means either of the following:
    •     (i) A court-supervised treatment program for individuals with a civil child abuse or neglect case and who are diagnosed with a substance use disorder. See Michigan Laws 600.1099aa
  • Family-centered: means a treatment approach that is designed to meet the needs of each member of a family, not just the individual diagnosed with a substance abuse disorder, and recognizes that families are diverse and can be made up of nuclear family members, extended family members, fictive kin, and nonblood relations. See Michigan Laws 600.1099aa
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • governmental entity: means this state or any of its instrumentalities, a county, city, township, village, school district, community college district, community hospital district, any agency authorized to exercise a governmental function in a limited geographical area, or other political subdivision, any instrumentality of 1 or more of these units, or any of these units and 1 or more other states or political subdivisions of those states. See Michigan Laws 421.50a
  • Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. Source: OCC
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Indian tribe: means that term as defined in section 3306(u) of the federal unemployment tax act, chapter 23 of subtitle C of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 U. See Michigan Laws 421.13l
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Intangible property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes.
  • judgment: as used in this act , includes decree. See Michigan Laws 600.112
  • 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.
  • Juvenile mental health court: means all of the following:
    •     (i) A court-supervised treatment program for juveniles who are diagnosed by a mental health professional with having a serious emotional disturbance, co-occurring disorder, or developmental disability. See Michigan Laws 600.1099b
  • Lawyer-guardian ad litem: means that term as defined in section 13a of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A. See Michigan Laws 600.1099aa
  • 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
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Majority leader: see Floor Leaders
  • Mental health court: means any of the following:
    •     (i) A court-supervised treatment program for individuals who are diagnosed by a mental health professional with having a serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, co-occurring disorder, or developmental disability. See Michigan Laws 600.1090
  • Mental health professional: means an individual who is trained and experienced in the area of mental illness or developmental disabilities and who is 1 of the following:
    •     (i) A physician. See Michigan Laws 600.1099b
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Participant: means an individual who is admitted into a drug treatment court. See Michigan Laws 600.1060
  • Participant: means an individual who is admitted into a mental health court. See Michigan Laws 600.1090
  • Participant: means a juvenile who is admitted into a juvenile mental health court. See Michigan Laws 600.1099b
  • Participant: means an individual who is admitted into a family treatment court. See Michigan Laws 600.1099aa
  • 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.
  • Payroll: means remuneration paid by a contributing employer for employment. See Michigan Laws 421.18
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Prosecutor: means the prosecuting attorney of the county, the city attorney, the village attorney, or the township attorney. See Michigan Laws 600.1060
  • Prosecutor: means the prosecuting attorney of the county, attorney general, or attorney retained by the department. See Michigan Laws 600.1099aa
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • rating account: shall be construed to include reference to the employer's experience account. See Michigan Laws 421.3
  • Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
  • 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.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • 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
  • Sentencing guidelines: A set of rules and principles established by the United States Sentencing Commission that trial judges use to determine the sentence for a convicted defendant. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Serious emotional disturbance: means that term as defined in section 100d of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330. See Michigan Laws 600.1090
  • Serious emotional disturbance: means that term as defined in section 100d of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330. See Michigan Laws 600.1099b
  • Serious mental illness: means that term as defined in section 100d of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330. See Michigan Laws 600.1090
  • Serious mental illness: means that term as defined in section 100d of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330. See Michigan Laws 600.1099b
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • 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
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Termination: means removal from the family treatment court due to a new offense, noncompliance, absconding, voluntary withdrawal, medical discharge, or death. See Michigan Laws 600.1099aa
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Traffic offense: means a violation of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 600.1060
  • 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.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Tribal unit: includes any subdivision, subsidiary, or business enterprise, wholly owned by an Indian tribe. See Michigan Laws 421.13l
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Victim advocate: work with prosecutors and assist the victims of a crime.
  • Violent offender: means an individual who is currently charged with or has pled guilty to, or, if the individual is a juvenile, is currently alleged to have committed or has admitted responsibility for, an offense involving the death of or serious bodily injury to any individual, whether or not any of the circumstances are an element of the offense, or an offense that is criminal sexual conduct of any degree. See Michigan Laws 600.1060
  • Violent offender: means an individual who is currently charged with, or has been convicted of, an offense involving the death of, or a serious bodily injury to, any individual, whether or not any of these circumstances are an element of the offense, or with criminal sexual conduct in any degree. See Michigan Laws 600.1090
  • Violent offender: means a juvenile who is adjudicated on or has been, within the preceding 5 years, adjudicated on 1 or more of the following offenses:
    •     (i) First degree murder. See Michigan Laws 600.1099b
  • Violent offender: means an individual who is currently charged with or has pled guilty to an offense involving the death of or serious bodily injury to any individual, whether or not death or serious bodily injury is an element of the offense, or an offense that is criminal sexual conduct of any degree. See Michigan Laws 600.1099aa