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- Abandoned property: means tax delinquent property containing a structure that is vacant or dilapidated, is open to entrance or trespass, and has been determined to be abandoned under section 4. See Michigan Laws 211.962
- acquired by: means the year the property is first reported on the combined form as prescribed in section 7(8) in the report of the fair market value and year of acquisition by the first owner of qualified new personal property or qualified previously existing personal property. See Michigan Laws 211.1053
- acquisition cost: means that term as defined in subparagraph (i), as follows:
(i) "Acquisition cost" means the fair market value of personal property at the time of acquisition by the first owner, including the cost of freight, sales tax, and installation, and other capitalized costs, except capitalized interest. See Michigan Laws 211.1053acquisition cost: means that term as defined in subparagraph (i), as follows:
(i) "Acquisition cost" means the fair market value of personal property at the time of acquisition by the first owner, including the cost of freight, sales tax, and installation, and other capitalized costs, except capitalized interest. See Michigan Laws 211.1073Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session. 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. Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court. Agency: means a public agency or private agency. See Michigan Laws 213.51 Aggregate assessable premiums: means the assessable premiums for basic property insurance plus the assessable premiums for home insurance. See Michigan Laws 500.2901 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. Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments. 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. Applicant: means an owner or lessee of a qualified facility. See Michigan Laws 211.1152 Appraisal: A determination of property value. Appraisal: means an expert opinion of the value of property taken or damaged, or other expert opinion pertaining to the amount of just compensation. See Michigan Laws 213.51 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 Aquaculture: means the commercial husbandry of aquaculture species, including, but not limited to, culturing, producing, growing, propagating, and harvesting aquaculture products under any applicable permits or registration. See Michigan Laws 211.982 Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority. Assessment: means the state essential services assessment levied under section 5. See Michigan Laws 211.1053 Assessment: means the alternative state essential services assessment levied under section 5. See Michigan Laws 211.1073 Assessment year: means the year in which the state essential services assessment levied under section 5 is due. See Michigan Laws 211.1053 Assessment year: means the year in which the alternative state essential services assessment levied under section 5 is due. See Michigan Laws 211.1073 Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account. Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court. Authority: means a land bank fast track authority created under the land bank fast track act. See Michigan Laws 211.1022 Basic property insurance: means :
(i) Insurance against direct loss to any property caused by perils as defined and limited in a fire policy as provided in chapter 28 and an extended coverage indorsement and a vandalism and malicious mischief indorsement or combination thereof as approved by the commissioner. See Michigan Laws 500.2901Benefit received on that property: means the sum of the number of mills levied in the local tax collecting unit on the qualified forest property in each year of the benefit period, multiplied by the difference in each year of the benefit period between the true cash taxable value of the property and the property's taxable value as determined under section 27a of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 211.1032 Board: means the county tax allocation board created by section 5. See Michigan Laws 211.202 Bulk end user: means a person who receives into the person's own storage facilities by transport truck or tank wagon motor fuel for the person's own consumption. See Michigan Laws 207.1002 Bulk plant: means a motor fuel storage and distribution facility that is not a terminal and from which motor fuel may be withdrawn by a tank wagon, a transport truck, or a marine vessel. See Michigan Laws 207.1002 Carrier: means an operator of a pipeline or marine vessel engaged in the business of transporting motor fuel above the terminal rack. See Michigan Laws 207.1002 Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses. certificate: means a certificate issued under section 6. See Michigan Laws 211.1152 Commission: means the state tax commission created by 1927 PA 360, MCL 209. See Michigan Laws 211.1022 Commission: means the state tax commission created by 1927 PA 360, MCL 209. See Michigan Laws 211.1152 Commissioner: means the director. See Michigan Laws 500.102 Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant. 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. Conservation district: means that term as defined in section 7jj of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 211.1092 Construction in progress: means a facility not yet placed in service but for which on-site delivery of any component described in subdivision (f) has been delivered to the site as of December 31 of that year. See Michigan Laws 211.1152 Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time. Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. Converted by a change in use: means 1 or more of the following:
(i) That due to a change in use the property is no longer qualified agricultural property as determined by the assessor of the local tax collecting unit. See Michigan Laws 211.1002Converted by a change in use: means that due to a change in use the property is no longer eligible for an exemption as qualified forest property under section 7jj of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 211.1032 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. Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff. Covered information: means personally identifiable information or material in any media or format that is any of the following:
(i) Created by or provided to an operator by a student, or the student's parent or legal guardian, in the course of the student's, parent's, or legal guardian's use of the operator's site, service, or application for K-12 school purposes. See Michigan Laws 388.1293Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries. 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. Department: means the department of treasury or its designee. See Michigan Laws 207.1002 department: means the department of natural resources. See Michigan Laws 211.371 Department: means the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 211.761 Department: means the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 211.782 Department: means the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 211.1053 Department: means the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 211.1073 Department: means the department of agriculture and rural development. See Michigan Laws 211.1092 Department: means the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 211.1123 Department: means the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 211.1152 Department: means the department of insurance and financial services. See Michigan Laws 500.102 Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another. Destination state: means a state, Canadian province or territory, or foreign country to which motor fuel is directed for export. See Michigan Laws 207.1002 Devise: To gift property by will. Diesel fuel: means any liquid other than gasoline that is capable of use as a fuel or a component of a fuel in a motor vehicle that is propelled by a diesel-powered engine or in a diesel-powered train. See Michigan Laws 207.1002 Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial. district: means an area in a qualified local governmental unit established as provided in section 3(1). See Michigan Laws 211.1152 Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings. Donor: The person who makes a gift. Dyed diesel fuel: means diesel fuel that is dyed in accordance with internal revenue service rules or pursuant to any other internal revenue service requirements, including any invisible marker requirements. See Michigan Laws 207.1002 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 claimant: means a person that claims an exemption for eligible personal property. See Michigan Laws 211.1053 Eligible claimant: means a person that owns, leases, or is in the possession of eligible personal property. See Michigan Laws 211.1073 Eligible personal property: means all of the following:
(i) Personal property exempt under section 9m or 9n of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 211.1053Eligible personal property: means personal property exempt from the tax levied under the state essential services assessment act, 2014 PA 92, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 211.1073 Eligible personal property: means personal property exempt under section 9p of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 211.1123 Eligible tax reverted property: means property that is exempt under section 7gg of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 211.1022 Eligible tax reverted property specific tax: means the specific tax levied under this act. See Michigan Laws 211.1022 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 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 Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met. 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. Export: means to obtain motor fuel in this state for sale or other distribution outside of this state. See Michigan Laws 207.1002 Exporter: means a person who exports motor fuel. See Michigan Laws 207.1002 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. Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator. firearm: except as otherwise specifically defined in statute, includes any weapon which will, is designed to, or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by action of an explosive. See Michigan Laws 8.3t 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 Forest management plan: means that term as defined in section 7jj of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 211.1092 Forest products: means that term as defined in section 7jj of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 211.1032 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 Fuel transportation vehicle: means a vehicle designed or used to transport motor fuel on the public roads or highways. See Michigan Laws 207.1003 Fund: means the qualified heavy equipment rental personal property exemption reimbursement fund created in section 9(1). See Michigan Laws 211.1123 Fund board: means the board of directors of the Michigan strategic fund created under the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125. See Michigan Laws 211.1053 Gallon: means a unit of liquid measure as customarily used in the United States containing 231 cubic inches, or 4 quarts, or its metric equivalent expressed in liters. See Michigan Laws 207.1003 Gasoline: means gasoline, alcohol, gasohol, casing head or natural gasoline, benzol, benzine, naphtha, and any blendstock additive, or other product including methanol that is sold for blending with gasoline or for use on the road other than products typically sold in containers of less than 5 gallons. See Michigan Laws 207.1003 General property tax act: means the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 211.962 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 Gross gallons: means the total measured product, exclusive of any temperature or pressure adjustments, considerations, or deductions, in gallons. See Michigan Laws 207.1003 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. Harvest: means that term as defined in section 7jj of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 211.1092 Home insurance: means a homeowners multiple peril insurance policy for qualified property containing all of the following, but does not include insurance intended to insure commercial, industrial, professional, or business property, obligations, or liabilities:
(i) Fire insurance for an insured's dwelling of a type described in section 2103(2). See Michigan Laws 500.2901Homestead: means a dwelling or a unit in a multiple-unit dwelling, owned and occupied as a home by the owner thereof, including all contiguous unoccupied real property owned by the person. See Michigan Laws 211.761 Hydroponics: means a system in which water-soluble nutrients are placed in intimate contact with a plant's root system, being grown in an inert supportive medium, which inert supportive medium itself does all of the following:
(i) Supplies physical support for the roots. See Michigan Laws 211.982Implement of husbandry: means a farm tractor, a vehicle designed to be drawn or pulled by a farm tractor or animal, a vehicle that directly harvests farm products, or a vehicle that directly applies fertilizer, spray, or seeds to a farm field. See Michigan Laws 207.1003 Import: means to bring motor fuel into this state by motor vehicle, marine vessel, pipeline, or any other means. See Michigan Laws 207.1003 Import verification number: means the number assigned by the department to an individual delivery of motor fuel by a transport truck, tank wagon, marine vessel, or rail car in response to a request for a number from an importer or transporter carrying motor fuel into this state for the account of an importer. See Michigan Laws 207.1003 Importer: means a person who imports motor fuel into this state. See Michigan Laws 207.1003 In this state: means the area within the borders of this state, including all territories within the borders owned by, held in trust by, or added to the United States of America. See Michigan Laws 207.1003 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 Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury. Inspection bureau: means an organization designated by the commissioner to act as the inspection bureau. See Michigan Laws 500.2901 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 property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes. Interactive computer service: means that term as defined in 47 USC 230. See Michigan Laws 388.1293 Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation. 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. Juror: A person who is on the jury. Kerosene: means all grades of kerosene, including, but not limited to, the 2 grades of kerosene, No. See Michigan Laws 207.1004 Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff. Leaded racing fuel: is a fuel other than diesel fuel that is leaded and at least 100 octane and is used in vehicles on a racetrack. See Michigan Laws 207.1004 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 Legal interest: means a person holding a title interest in the property or a mortgage holder as it appears on the records of the treasurer of the county in which the abandoned property is located or the records of the assessor of the local unit of government in which the abandoned property is located. See Michigan Laws 211.962 Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto). 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. Liquid: means any substance that is liquid in excess of 60 degrees Fahrenheit and a pressure of 14. See Michigan Laws 207.1004 Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants. Local tax collecting unit: means a township or city that assesses and collects property taxes pursuant to the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 211.1123 Local unit: means counties, townships, villages, cities, a first-class school district, community college districts, intermediate school districts, and all other divisions, districts, and organizations of government that are or may be established by law and that have the power to levy taxes against property located within their respective areas, except villages and cities for which there are provisions in their charters or general law fixing maximum limits on the power to levy taxes against property for purposes as authorized by law to be supported under the municipal budget and school districts. See Michigan Laws 211.202 Local unit of government: means a city, village, or township. See Michigan Laws 211.962 Low grade iron ore: means iron-bearing rock, also known as iron formation, jasper, ferruginous chert, or ferruginous slate, that is not merchantable as ore in its natural state and from which a merchantable product can be produced only by beneficiation or treatment involving fine grinding. See Michigan Laws 211.621 Low grade iron ore mining property: means mineral bearing land from which low grade iron ore is mined, and includes the beneficiation or treatment plants, and other necessary land, buildings, facilities, equipment, tools, and supplies used in connection with the mining, transportation, and beneficiation or treatment of the low grade iron ore in producing merchantable iron ore pellets or other concentrated or agglomerated products. See Michigan Laws 211.621 Majority leader: see Floor Leaders Michigan economic development corporation: means the Michigan economic development corporation, the public body corporate created under section 28 of article VII of the state constitution of 1963 and the urban cooperation act of 1967, 1967 (Ex Sess) PA 7, MCL 124. See Michigan Laws 211.1053 Mineral: means a naturally occurring solid substance that is extracted from the earth in this state primarily for its nonferrous metallic mineral content for commercial, industrial, or construction purposes. See Michigan Laws 211.782 Mineral-producing property: means real and personal property in this state that is part of a producing mine or utilized directly in association with a producing mine on a parcel on which the shaft, incline, or adit is located, or a parcel contiguous or appurtenant to a parcel on which the shaft, incline, or adit is located. See Michigan Laws 211.782 Minority leader: See Floor Leaders 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. Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money. Motor fuel: means gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, a mixture of gasoline, diesel fuel, or kerosene, or a mixture of gasoline, diesel fuel, or kerosene and any other substance. See Michigan Laws 207.1004 Motor vehicle: means a vehicle that is propelled by an internal combustion engine or motor and is designed to permit the vehicle's mobile use on the public roads or highways of this state. See Michigan Laws 207.1004 municipal corporation: shall mean a township, county, village or city;
(b) The term "commission" shall mean the county tax commission created by the property tax limitation act, being Act No. See Michigan Laws 211.251Net gallons: means the remaining product, after all considerations and deductions have been made, measured in gallons, corrected to a temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit, 13 degrees Celsius, and a pressure of 14. See Michigan Laws 207.1004 net limitation tax rate: shall mean the net limitation tax rate as determined according to the provisions of the aforesaid property tax limitation act. See Michigan Laws 211.251 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. Open mine: means a mine at which a shaft, incline, or adit has been started or overburden has been stripped. See Michigan Laws 211.782 Operator: means , to the extent that it is operating in this capacity, the operator of an Internet website, online service, online application, or mobile application with actual knowledge that the site, service, or application is used primarily for K-12 school purposes and was designed and marketed for K-12 school purposes. See Michigan Laws 388.1293 Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program. Owner: includes a person eligible for the exemption specified in this act, who is purchasing a homestead under a mortgage or land contract or who owns a dwelling situated on the leased lands of another or is a tenant-stockholder of a cooperative housing corporation. See Michigan Laws 211.761 Owner: means a person, fiduciary, partnership, association, corporation, or a governmental unit or agency having an estate, title, or interest, including beneficial, possessory, and security interest, in a property sought to be condemned. See Michigan Laws 213.51 Participating member: means any member of the pool which in any pertinent calendar period has aggregate assessable premiums greater than zero. See Michigan Laws 500.2901 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. Permissive supplier: means a person who may not be subject to the taxing jurisdiction of this state but who does meet both of the following requirements:
(i) Is a position holder in a federally registered terminal located outside of this state, or a person who acquires from a position holder motor fuel in an out-of-state terminal in a transaction that otherwise qualifies as a 2-party exchange under this act. See Michigan Laws 207.1004Person: means and includes an individual, cooperative, partnership, firm, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, joint stock company, syndicate, and corporation, both private and municipal, and any receiver, trustee, conservator, or any other officer having jurisdiction and control of property by law or by appointment of a court other than units of government. See Michigan Laws 207.1004 Person: means an individual, firm, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, copartnership, partnership, joint venture, corporation, association, subchapter S corporation, limited liability company, receiver, estate, trust, or any other legal entity or combination of legal entities acting as a unit. See Michigan Laws 211.782 Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 211.1002 Person: means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, or any other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 211.1123 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. Position holder: means a person who has a contract with a terminal operator for the use of storage facilities and other terminal services for motor fuel at the terminal, as reflected in the records of the terminal operator. See Michigan Laws 207.1004 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 Principal residence: means that term as defined in section 7dd of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 211.1022 Probate: Proving a will Producing mine: means a mineral mine in this state at which a taxpayer is producing 1 or more minerals. See Michigan Laws 211.782 Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government. 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 is restricted for the purpose of construction, maintenance, repair, or reconstruction. See Michigan Laws 207.1004 Qualified agricultural property: means that term as defined in section 7dd of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 211.1002 qualified facility: means a facility, whether owned or leased, that when constructed and placed in service is located in a solar energy district and that uses or will use solar energy as the sole source for the generation of at least 2 megawatts of nameplate capacity, alternating current, including any solar modules, inverter, racks, tracking, on-site battery storage systems if identified in the application pursuant to section 4(1)(a), controls, electric interface, and all components that are positioned up to, and including, the inversion of the current delivered from the facility. See Michigan Laws 211.1152 Qualified forest property: means that term as defined in section 7jj of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 211.1032 Qualified local governmental unit: means a city, village, or township. See Michigan Laws 211.1152 Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business. Rack: means a mechanism for delivering motor fuel from a refinery, a terminal, or a marine vessel into a railroad tank car, a transport truck, a tank wagon, the fuel supply tank of a marine vessel, or other means of transfer outside of the bulk transfer/terminal system. See Michigan Laws 207.1005 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 property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land. Recapture tax: means the agricultural property recapture tax imposed under this act. See Michigan Laws 211.1002 Recapture tax: means the qualified forest property recapture tax imposed under this act. See Michigan Laws 211.1032 Refinery: means a facility used to produce motor fuel from crude oil, unfinished oils, natural gas liquids, or other hydrocarbons and from which motor fuel may be removed by pipeline, by marine vessel, or at a rack. See Michigan Laws 207.1005 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. removed: means a physical transfer other than by evaporation, loss, or destruction of motor fuel from a terminal, manufacturing plant, customs custody, pipeline, marine vessel, or refinery that stores motor fuel. See Michigan Laws 207.1005 Rental price: means the total amount of the consideration for renting qualified heavy equipment rental personal property, excluding any separately stated charges, fees, and costs, such as delivery and pickup fees, damage waivers, environmental mitigation fees, sales or use taxes, or insurance. See Michigan Laws 211.1123 Reporting periods: means the quarterly periods ending on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 for which a qualified renter must report and remit the tax collected under this act. See Michigan Laws 211.1123 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. Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action. Retail diesel dealer: means a person who sells or distributes diesel fuel to an end user in this state. See Michigan Laws 207.1005 Rural development fund: means the rural development fund created in section 5 of the rural development fund act. See Michigan Laws 211.782 School district: means a school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy, as those terms are defined in the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380. See Michigan Laws 388.1293 seal: shall be construed to include any of the following:
(a) The impression of the seal on the paper alone. See Michigan Laws 8.3nService provider: means a person or entity that provides a service that enables users to access content, information, electronic mail, or other services offered over the Internet or a computer network. See Michigan Laws 388.1293 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. severance tax: means the specific tax levied under section 4. See Michigan Laws 211.782 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 Source state: means the state, Canadian province or territory, or foreign country from which motor fuel is imported. See Michigan Laws 207.1005 Special assessment: means an assessment against real property calculated on a benefit or ad valorem basis for curb and gutter, sidewalk, sewer, water, or street paving; a drain; a connection fee or similar charge for a sewer or water system; or the land contract on a parcel of property acquired under the circumstances set forth in section 3(2). See Michigan Laws 211.761 specific tax: means the specific tax levied under this act. See Michigan Laws 211.1152 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. Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system. take: means to secure transfer of ownership of property to an agency by involuntary expropriation. See Michigan Laws 213.51 taking: means the transfer of ownership of property to an agency by involuntary expropriation. See Michigan Laws 213.51 Tank wagon: means a straight truck having 1 or more compartments other than the fuel supply tank designed or used to carry motor fuel. See Michigan Laws 207.1006 Tank wagon operator-importer: means a person who operates a tank wagon and imports motor fuel into this state from another state. See Michigan Laws 207.1006 Targeted advertising: means presenting an advertisement to a student where the advertisement is selected based on information obtained or inferred from that student's online behavior, usage of applications, or covered information. See Michigan Laws 388.1293 Tax: means a tax, interest, or penalty levied under this act. See Michigan Laws 207.1006 Taxable value: means the taxable value determined under section 27a of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 211.1022 Taxable value: means the taxable value as determined under section 27a of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 211.1092 Taxable value: means the value determined under section 27a of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 211.1152 Taxpayer: means a person subject to a specific tax levied under this act. See Michigan Laws 211.782 Terminal: means a motor fuel storage and distribution facility that meets all of the following requirements:
(i) Is registered as a qualified terminal by the internal revenue service. See Michigan Laws 207.1006Terminal operator: means a person who owns, operates, or otherwise controls a terminal. See Michigan Laws 207.1006 Testify: Answer questions in court. Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries. 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. Totally and permanently disabled: means a person as defined in 42 U. See Michigan Laws 211.761 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. Transitional qualified forest property: means forestland that meets all of the following:
(i) The forestland is classified as commercial forest under part 511 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324. See Michigan Laws 211.1092Transitional qualified forest property specific tax: means the specific tax levied under section 6. See Michigan Laws 211.1092 Transport truck: means a semitrailer combination rig designed or used for the purpose of transporting motor fuel over the public roads or highways. See Michigan Laws 207.1006 Transporter: means an operator of a railroad or rail car, tank wagon, transport truck, or other fuel transportation vehicle engaged in the business of transporting motor fuel below the terminal rack. See Michigan Laws 207.1006 Treasurer: means the state treasurer. See Michigan Laws 211.1002 Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence. Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust. Ultimate vendor: means the person who sells motor fuel to the end user of the fuel. See Michigan Laws 207.1006 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 United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o Unzoned qualified local governmental unit: means a qualified local governmental unit that has no zoning ordinance within its zoning jurisdiction. See Michigan Laws 211.1152 Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge. Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.