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- abandoned sign: means a sign or sign structure subject to this act, the owner of which has failed to secure a permit, has failed to identify the sign or sign structure, or has failed to respond to notice. See Michigan Laws 252.302
- Acquittal:
- Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
- A verdict of "not guilty."
- activation: means a request by the emergency management coordinator appointed pursuant to section 8 or 9 of the emergency management act, 1976 PA 390, MCL 30. See Michigan Laws 418.161
- Address: means the residence or principal business address of the person. See Michigan Laws 445.1
- Adjacent area: means the area measured from the nearest edge of the right-of-way of an interstate highway, freeway, or primary highway and, in urbanized areas, extending 3,000 feet perpendicularly and then along a line parallel to the right-of-way line or, outside of urbanized areas, extending perpendicularly to the limit where a sign is visible and then along a line parallel to the right-of-way line. See Michigan Laws 252.302
- Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
- Adjusted gross receipts: means the gross receipts less winnings paid to wagerers. See Michigan Laws 432.202
- Adjusted gross receipts: means gross receipts less a deduction equal to the amount of free play provided and wagered by authorized participants as an incentive to place or as a result of placing internet wagers under this act. See Michigan Laws 432.303
- Adjusted gross sports betting receipts: means gross sports betting receipts less a deduction for the monetary value of free play wagered by authorized participants as an incentive to place or as a result of their having placed internet sports betting wagers. See Michigan Laws 432.403
- Administrator: means a third party other than the warrantor who is designated by the warrantor to be responsible for the administration of vehicle protection product warranties in this state. See Michigan Laws 257.1243
- Administrator: means the secretary of state or any individual designated by the secretary of state to act in his or her place. See Michigan Laws 257.1302
- Administrator: means the director of commerce or his or her designated representative. See Michigan Laws 429.31
- administrator: means the director of commerce or his or her designated representative. See Michigan Laws 430.1
- Adult driver training: means instruction that is provided to an individual 18 years of age or older in the operation of a motor vehicle, other than a commercial motor vehicle as defined in section 7a of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 256.623
- Adulterated: means food to which any of the following apply:
(i) It bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance that may render it injurious to health unless the substance is not an added substance and the quantity of that substance in the food does not ordinarily render it injurious to health. See Michigan Laws 289.1105Adverse information: means information indicating that the cosigner has not complied with the contractual provisions of an obligation. See Michigan Laws 445.271 Advertise: means to advise, announce, apprise, command, give notice of, inform, make known, or publish any material that calls to the attention of the public the availability of parts and services. See Michigan Laws 257.1302 Advertise: means the use or dissemination of an advertising by a person that is subject to this act. See Michigan Laws 445.312 advertisement: means a communication or representation that is disseminated in any manner by any means for the purpose of inducing, or that is likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the purchase of a consumer item, good, merchandise, or commodity. See Michigan Laws 445.312 Advertisement: means a representation that is intended to induce, or is likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the purchase of a consumer item, service, good, merchandise, commodity, or real property. See Michigan Laws 445.811 Advertisement: means a message or material transmitted over a facsimile machine for the purpose of inducing, or which is likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the purchase of real property, goods, or services. See Michigan Laws 445.1771 Advertising: means all printed matter, handouts, flyers, radio broadcasts, television broadcasts, signs, billboards, and other media used to promote an event. See Michigan Laws 432.102 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. Affected municipality: means a city or village in which a proposed interstate highway route or alternate route would wholly or partly lie. See Michigan Laws 252.151 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. Affiliate: means a person who, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with; is in a partnership or joint venture relationship with; or is a co-shareholder of a corporation, co-member of a limited liability company, or co-partner in a limited liability partnership with a person who holds or applies for a race meeting or track license under this act. See Michigan Laws 431.302 Affiliate: means a person who, directly or indirectly, through 1 or more intermediaries, controls a casino licensee under this act. See Michigan Laws 432.202 Affiliate: means a person who, directly or indirectly, through 1 or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with; is in a partnership or joint venture relationship with; or is a co-shareholder of a corporation, a co-member of a limited liability company, or co-partner in a limited liability partnership with a person who holds or applies for a casino license under this act. See Michigan Laws 432.272 Affiliate: means a person that, directly or indirectly, through 1 or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by an internet gaming operator. See Michigan Laws 432.303 Affiliate: means a person that, directly or indirectly, through 1 or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by a sports betting operator. See Michigan Laws 432.403 Affiliate: means a person or group of persons that directly or indirectly through 1 or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another person and engaged in a business or transaction regulated by this act. See Michigan Laws 445.1651a Affiliated company: means any form of business organization that controls, a casino licensee under this act. See Michigan Laws 432.202 Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court. after-tax average weekly wage: means average weekly wage as defined in section 371 reduced by the prorated weekly amount which would have been paid under the federal insurance contributions act, 26 U. See Michigan Laws 418.313 Aftermarket crash part: means a replacement part for a nonmechanical sheet metal part or plastic part that constitutes part of the exterior of a motor vehicle, including, but not limited to, an inner or outer panel. See Michigan Laws 257.1362 Agency: means a department, board, commission, office, agency, authority, or other unit of state government of this state. See Michigan Laws 445.63 Agent: means an individual who, for compensation or valuable consideration, is employed either directly or indirectly by a dealer. See Michigan Laws 257.1351 Agent: means any person who is employed by any agency of this state, other than the board, the state police, or the department of attorney general, who is assigned to perform full-time services on behalf of or for the benefit of the board regardless of the title or position held by that person. See Michigan Laws 432.202 Agent or employee: means a person who, for compensation or valuable consideration, is employed either directly or indirectly by a dealer. See Michigan Laws 445.482 Agent orange: means that term as defined in section 5701 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 421.151 Agreement: means a written, oral, or implied contract, sales agreement, security agreement, or franchise agreement between a supplier and a dealer by which the dealer is authorized to engage in the business of the retail sale and service, wholesale sale and service, or the distribution of tractors and equipment as an authorized outlet of the supplier or in accordance with methods and procedures provided for or prescribed by the supplier. See Michigan Laws 445.1452 agreement: means an instrument prescribing the terms of home improvement charge sales, whether secured or unsecured, which may be made under the agreement from time to time and under the terms of which a time price differential is to be computed in relation to the buyer's unpaid balance from time to time. See Michigan Laws 445.1102 Alcohol: means the product of distillation of fermented liquid, whether or not rectified or diluted with water, but does not mean ethyl or industrial alcohol, diluted or not, that has been denatured or otherwise rendered unfit for beverage purposes. See Michigan Laws 436.1105 Alcohol vapor device: means any device that provides for the use of air or oxygen bubbled through alcoholic liquor to produce a vapor or mist that allows the user to inhale this alcoholic vapor through the mouth or nose. See Michigan Laws 436.1105 Alcoholic liquor: means any spirituous, vinous, malt, or fermented liquor, powder, liquids, and compounds, whether or not medicated, proprietary, patented, and by whatever name called, containing 1/2 of 1% or more of alcohol by volume that are fit for use for food purposes or beverage purposes as defined and classified by the commission according to alcoholic content as belonging to 1 of the varieties defined in this chapter. See Michigan Laws 436.1105 Allegation: something that someone says happened. 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 Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments. Animals: means cattle, horses, sheep, swine, mules, burros, or goats. See Michigan Laws 433.11 annual meeting: when applied to townships, mean the annual meeting required by law to be held on the Saturday immediately preceding the first Monday in April. See Michigan Laws 8.3d Annual permit: means a permit for a billboard under this act. See Michigan Laws 252.302 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. Appliance: means an item of equipment which provides heating, cooling, cleaning, washing, drying, entertainment, or other services by converting energy in the form of fossil fuels or electricity into thermal energy or work and is generally used in or around a permanent or temporary household or residence, or in a commercial establishment. See Michigan Laws 429.351 Appliance: means a refrigerator, dehumidifier, freezer, oven, range, microwave oven, washer, dryer, dishwasher, trash compactor, or window room air conditioner. See Michigan Laws 445.832 Applicant: means the person filing an application for registration of a trademark or service mark under this act, his or her legal representatives, successors, or assigns. See Michigan Laws 429.31 Applicant: means any person who applies for a license or for registration under this act. See Michigan Laws 432.202 Applicant: means a person that applies for a license or for registration under this act. See Michigan Laws 432.303 Applicant: means a person that applies for a license or for registration under this act. See Michigan Laws 432.403 Appraisal: A determination of property value. 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 Approved educational institution: means a school, academy, or other similar establishment approved by the administrator under section 13a to provide training to mechanics or mechanical trainees under this act. See Michigan Laws 257.1302 Approved tasting room: means a tasting room that is approved by the commission. See Michigan Laws 436.1105 Area of sales responsibility: means a geographical area agreed to by a dealer and the manufacturer in a dealer agreement in which the dealer has the exclusive right to display or sell the manufacturer's new recreational vehicles of a particular line-make to the public. See Michigan Laws 445.1923 Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty. Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority. Art dealer: means a person engaged in the business of selling works of fine art, other than a person exclusively engaged in the business of selling goods at public auction. See Michigan Laws 442.311 Art merchant: means a person who deals in works of fine art or by his occupation holds himself out as having knowledge or skill peculiar to works of fine art or to whom such knowledge or skill may be attributed by his employment of an agent or broker or other intermediary who by his occupation holds himself out as having such knowledge or skill. See Michigan Laws 442.321 Art merchant: means a person who deals in multiples, or who by his or her occupation holds himself or herself out as having knowledge or skill peculiar to a person who deals in multiples, or who employs a broker, agent, or other intermediary who holds himself or herself out as having knowledge or skill peculiar to a person who deals in multiples. See Michigan Laws 442.351a Article: means any clothing, garment, wearing apparel, leather garment, fur coat or garment, curtain, drapery, rug, carpet, or household furnishing. See Michigan Laws 445.1751 Artist: means the creator of a work of fine art or, if the creator is deceased, the creator's heirs or personal representatives. See Michigan Laws 442.311 Artist: means the creator of an image depicted by or in a master. See Michigan Laws 442.351a Asbestos: means chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite asbestos, anthophyllite asbestos, actinolite asbestos, asbestiform winchite, asbestiform richterite, asbestiform amphibole minerals, and any of these minerals that have been chemically treated or altered. See Michigan Laws 600.3011 Asbestos action: means a claim for damages or other civil or equitable relief presented in a civil action that arises out of, is based on, or is related to the health effects of exposure to asbestos, and any other derivative claim made by or on behalf of an individual exposed to asbestos or a representative, spouse, parent, child, or other relative of the individual. See Michigan Laws 600.3011 Asbestos trust: means a government-approved or court-approved trust, qualified settlement fund, compensation fund, or claims facility that is created as a result of an administrative or legal action, a court-approved bankruptcy, or under 11 USC 524(g), 11 USC 1121(a), or another applicable provision of law and that is intended to provide compensation to claimants arising out of, based on, or related to the health effects of exposure to asbestos. See Michigan Laws 600.3011 Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account. Assignment: means any written stock power, bond power, bill of sale, deed, declaration of trust or other instrument of transfer. See Michigan Laws 441.101 Assumed: means transfers of real property subject to a real property loan by assumptions, land contracts, wrap-around loans, or transfers subject to the mortgage or similar lien, and other like transfers. See Michigan Laws 445.1621 Athletic event: means a sports activity that involves the athletic skill of 1 or more players or participants. See Michigan Laws 432.403 Athletic event: means a real world professional, collegiate, or nationally recognized sports game, contest, or competition that involves the physical exertion and skill of the participating individual athletes, as to which each participant is physically present at the location in which the sports game, contest, or competition occurs, and the outcome of the sports game, contest, or competition is directly dependent on the performance of the participating athletes. See Michigan Laws 432.502 Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court. Attachments: means machinery or any part of a piece of machinery designed to be used on or in conjunction with farm tractors, farm equipment, utility tractors, and utility equipment. See Michigan Laws 445.1452 Attorney-at-law: A person who is legally qualified and licensed to practice law, and to represent and act for clients in legal proceedings. Authority: means the Mackinac bridge authority created in 1950 (Ex Sess) PA 21, MCL 254. See Michigan Laws 254.311 Authorized distribution agent: means a person approved by the commission to do 1 or more of the following:
(a) To store spirits owned by a supplier of spirits or the commission. See Michigan Laws 436.1105Authorized local official: means a police officer or other personnel of a county, city, village, township, or regional parks and recreation commission created under section 2 of 1965 PA 261, MCL 46. See Michigan Laws 600.8701 Authorized participant: means an individual who has a valid internet wagering account with an internet gaming operator and is 21 years of age or older. See Michigan Laws 432.303 Authorized participant: means an individual who has a valid internet sports betting account with a sports betting operator and is at least 21 years of age. See Michigan Laws 432.403 authorship: refers to the creator of a work of fine art or to the period, culture, source or origin with which the creation of the work is identified in the description of the work. See Michigan Laws 442.321 Automated payment: means an electronic payment method authorized by the state court administrative office at the direction of the supreme court, including, but not limited to, payments made with credit and debit cards. See Michigan Laws 600.1985 Automated recycling kiosk: means an interactive device that meets all of the following:
(i) Is installed in a secure retail space. See Michigan Laws 445.403Automatic checkout system: means an electronic device, computer, or machine that determines the price of a consumer item by using a product identity code. See Michigan Laws 445.312 Automobile graveyard: means any establishment or place of business which is maintained, used or operated for storing, keeping, buying or selling wrecked, scrapped, ruined or dismantled motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts. See Michigan Laws 252.201 Automobile or light truck: means a motor vehicle that has a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 14,000 pounds. See Michigan Laws 257.1302 Automotive recycler: means a person that engages in business primarily for the purpose of selling retail salvage vehicle parts and secondarily for the purpose of selling retail salvage motor vehicles or manufacturing or selling a product of gradable scrap metal or a person employed as a salvage vehicle agent as that term is defined in section 56c of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 445.403 average weekly wage: means the weekly wage earned by the employee at the time of the employee's injury in all employment, inclusive of overtime, premium pay, and cost of living adjustment, and exclusive of any fringe or other benefits which continue during the disability. See Michigan Laws 418.371 BAIID: means that term as defined in section 20d of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 257.1302 BAIID mechanic: means a specialty mechanic who holds a certification from the department under section 10 to perform BAIID service. See Michigan Laws 257.1302 BAIID service: means the installation, removal, repair, or other servicing of breath alcohol ignition interlock devices. See Michigan Laws 257.1302 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. Bailiff: a court officer who enforces the rules of behavior in courtrooms. 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 421.18Bankruptcy: 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. Bar: means a barrier or counter at which alcoholic liquor is sold to, served to, or consumed by customers. See Michigan Laws 436.1105 Bargaining representative: means a labor organization recognized by an employer or certified by the commission as the sole and exclusive bargaining representative of certain employees of the employer. See Michigan Laws 423.201 Bed and breakfast: means that term as defined in section 4b of the Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act, 1972 PA 230, MCL 125. See Michigan Laws 427.301 Beer: means a beverage obtained by alcoholic fermentation of an infusion or decoction of barley, malt, hops, sugar, or other cereal in potable water. See Michigan Laws 436.1105 Behind-the-wheel instruction: means instruction to which either of the following applies:
(i) A student is in control of a motor vehicle on a public street or highway in real and varied traffic situations and a driver education instructor is the only other occupant in the front passenger seating area with the student. See Michigan Laws 256.623Beneficiary: 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 Benefit year: means any consecutive 12-month period used by an employer to calculate an eligible employee's benefits. See Michigan Laws 408.962 Bequest: Property gifted by will. Beverage: means a soft drink, soda water, carbonated natural or mineral water, or other nonalcoholic carbonated drink; beer, ale, or other malt drink of whatever alcoholic content; or a mixed wine drink or a mixed spirit drink. See Michigan Laws 445.571 Beverage container: means an airtight metal, glass, paper, or plastic container, or a container composed of a combination of these materials, which, at the time of sale, contains 1 gallon or less of a beverage. See Michigan Laws 445.571 Beverage container: means that term as defined in section 1 of the beverage container law, MCL 445. See Michigan Laws 445.653 Beverage container law: means 1976 IL 1, MCL 445. See Michigan Laws 445.633 Beverage container law: means 1976 IL 1, MCL 445. See Michigan Laws 445.653 Billboard: means a sign separate from a premises erected for the purpose of advertising a product, event, person, or subject not related to the premises on which the sign is located. See Michigan Laws 252.302 Bingo: means a game of chance commonly known as bingo in which prizes are awarded on the basis of designated numbers or symbols conforming to numbers or symbols selected at random. See Michigan Laws 432.102 Blended rate period: means a period of time commencing on the date that a residential window period loan contract is amended as provided in Section 4 and ending either on a date selected by the lender at least 3 years after the period commences or on the date the loan was originally scheduled to become due and payable in full, whichever date is earlier. See Michigan Laws 445.1621 Board: means the highway location arbitration board. See Michigan Laws 252.151 Board: means the members of the authority. See Michigan Laws 254.311 Board: means the Michigan gaming control board created under section 4. See Michigan Laws 432.202 Board: means the Michigan gaming control board created under section 4 of the Michigan Gaming Control and Revenue Act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432. See Michigan Laws 432.303 Board: means the Michigan gaming control board created under section 4 of the Michigan Gaming Control and Revenue Act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432. See Michigan Laws 432.403 Board: means the Michigan gaming control board created under section 4 of the Michigan Gaming Control and Revenue Act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432. See Michigan Laws 432.502 Board: means the mortgage industry advisory board created in section 33. See Michigan Laws 445.1651a Board: means the Michigan gaming control board created by section 4 of the Michigan gaming control and revenue act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432. See Michigan Laws 432.102 Bona fide member: means a member who participates in the qualified organization to further its lawful purposes and the spouse of such a member. See Michigan Laws 432.132 Bona fide purchaser: means a person who in good faith makes a purchase without notice of any outstanding rights of others. See Michigan Laws 442.311 bonds: means all bonds authorized to be issued by this act. See Michigan Laws 254.311 Borrower: means a person who obtains an extension of credit from a regulated lender. See Michigan Laws 445.1852 bottling: means a process, separate from manufacturing, using owned or leased equipment to fill and seal a container, including a keg, with alcoholic liquor for sale at wholesale or retail in accordance with this act. See Michigan Laws 436.1105 Brand: means any word, name, group of letters, symbol, trademark, or combination thereof adopted and used by a supplier to identify a specific beer, malt beverage, wine, mixed wine drink, or mixed spirit drink product and to distinguish that product from another beer, malt beverage, wine, mixed wine drink, or mixed spirit drink product that is produced or marketed by that or another supplier. See Michigan Laws 436.1105 Brand extension: means any brand that incorporates all or a substantial part of the unique features of a preexisting brand, regardless of whether the extension is beer, wine, mixed wine drink, or mixed spirit drink. See Michigan Laws 436.1105 Brandy: means an alcoholic liquor as defined in 27 C. See Michigan Laws 436.1105 Brandy manufacturer: means a wine maker or a small wine maker licensed under this act to manufacture brandy. See Michigan Laws 436.1105 Breaks: means the cents over any multiple of 10 otherwise payable to a patron on a wager of $1. See Michigan Laws 431.302 Brewer: means a person located in this state that is licensed to manufacture beer and sell at retail in accordance with section 537 and to licensed wholesalers beer manufactured by the person. See Michigan Laws 436.1105 Brewpub: means a license issued in conjunction with a class C, tavern, class A hotel, or class B hotel license that authorizes the person licensed with the class C, tavern, class A hotel, or class B hotel to manufacture and brew not more than 18,000 barrels of beer per calendar year in this state and sell at its licensed premises the beer produced for consumption on or off the licensed brewery premises in the manner provided for in sections 405, 407, and 537. See Michigan Laws 436.1105 Bridge: means the project for the acquisition of which this act is adopted and means a bridge or structure extending from the Upper Peninsula to the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, and includes all of the following forming any part of the bridge or connected with or used or useful in the operation of the bridge, causeways, bridges, tunnels, roads, fills and approaches, or any combination thereof, parking space and facilities, park and recreation facilities, lighting facilities, terminal facilities consisting of areas, structures, and buildings in which rest rooms, waiting rooms, restaurant and similar facilities, and other accommodations for the traveling public may be installed, including all fixtures, utility lines, accessories, and equipment relating to any or all of the above, and including the improvement and beautification of terminal areas at each end of the structure as may be designed to increase the use of the structure, and including all real and personal property, tangible or intangible, licenses, franchises, easements, and rights-of-way necessary thereto. See Michigan Laws 254.311 Brother-sister controlled group: means 2 or more corporations if 5 or fewer persons who are individuals, estates, or trusts own or have constructive ownership of stock possessing both of the following:
(i) At least 80% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote or at least 80% of the total value of shares of all classes of the stock of each corporation. See Michigan Laws 445.1452Budget authority: Authority provided by law to enter into obligations that will result in outlays of Federal funds. Budget authority may be classified by the period of availability (one-year, multiyear, no-year), by the timing of congressional action (current or permanent), or by the manner of determining the amount available (definite or indefinite). Bureau: means the bureau of state lottery created by this act. See Michigan Laws 432.3 Bureau: means the bureau of state lottery as created by section 5 of the McCauley-Traxler-Law-Bowman-McNeely lottery act, 1972 PA 239, MCL 432. See Michigan Laws 432.102 Business: means an individual, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity which, for compensation, provides cleaning or repair services. See Michigan Laws 445.1751 Business area: means an adjacent area that is zoned by a state, county, township, or municipal zoning authority for industrial or commercial purposes, customarily referred to as "b" or business, "c" or commercial, "i" or industrial, "m" or manufacturing, and "s" or service, and all other similar classifications and that is within a city, village, or charter township or is within 1 mile of the corporate limits of a city, village, or charter township or is beyond 1 mile of the corporate limits of a city, village, or charter township and contains 1 or more permanent structures devoted to the industrial or commercial purposes described in this subdivision and that extends along the highway a distance of 800 feet beyond each edge of the activity. See Michigan Laws 252.302 Business day: means Monday through Friday and does not include Saturday, Sunday, or the following business holidays: New Year's day, Martin Luther King's birthday, Washington's birthday, Memorial day, Independence day, Labor day, Columbus day, Veterans' day, Thanksgiving day, and Christmas day. See Michigan Laws 445.111 Business entity: means a corporation, trust, estate, partnership, cooperative, or association or a natural person who furnishes to the extender of the credit a sworn statement in writing specifying the type of business and business purpose for which the proceeds of the loan or other extension of credit will be used. See Michigan Laws 438.61 business opportunity: means the sale or lease of any products, equipment, supplies, or services for the purpose of enabling the purchaser to start a business, and in which the seller represents 1 or more of the following:
(i) That the seller will provide locations or assist the purchaser in finding locations for the use or operation of vending machines, racks, display cases, or other similar devices, or currency operated amusement machines or devices, on premises neither owned nor leased by the purchaser or seller. See Michigan Laws 445.902buyer: means a person that buys or agrees to buy goods or obtain services or agrees to have services rendered or furnished from a retail seller. See Michigan Laws 445.852 Buyer: means a person who is solicited to purchase or who purchases the services of a credit services organization. See Michigan Laws 445.1822 buyer: means a person who buys goods and services, or services from a contractor pursuant to a home improvement installment contract, or goods and services from a contractor pursuant to a home improvement charge agreement. See Michigan Laws 445.1102 Carbonic gas: means carbon dioxide. See Michigan Laws 429.111 Carrier: means a self-insurer or an insurer. See Michigan Laws 418.601 Carrier pigeon: means homing and racing pigeons which have the name of the owner stamped upon the wing or tail, or are banded upon the leg with the name or initials of the owner or with an identification or registration number stamped on the band. See Michigan Laws 433.351 Cash price: means the cash sales price stated in a home improvement installment contract, or the cash sales price of goods and services that are the subject of a home improvement charge sale, for which the contractor would sell or furnish to the buyer and the buyer would buy or obtain from the contractor the goods and services which are the subject of the contract or home improvement charge sale, if the sale were a sale for cash, instead of a home improvement installment sale or home improvement charge sale, and may include any taxes. See Michigan Laws 445.1102 Cash sale price: means the price of a good or service a retail buyer would pay if he or she paid for the good or service in cash, and that is stated in a retail installment contract or in a sales slip or other memorandum furnished by a retail seller to a retail buyer pursuant to a retail charge agreement for that good or service. See Michigan Laws 445.852 Casino: means a building or buildings in which gaming is conducted. See Michigan Laws 432.202 Casino: means a building in which gaming is conducted. See Michigan Laws 432.252 Casino: means a building or buildings in which gaming is lawfully conducted under the Michigan Gaming Control and Revenue Act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432. See Michigan Laws 432.303 Casino: means a building or buildings in which gaming is lawfully conducted under the Michigan Gaming Control and Revenue Act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432. See Michigan Laws 432.403 Casino enterprise: means the buildings, facilities, or rooms functionally or physically connected to a casino, including but not limited to any bar, restaurant, hotel, cocktail lounge, retail establishment, or arena or any other facility located in a city under the control of a casino licensee. See Michigan Laws 432.202 Casino enterprise: means the buildings, facilities, or rooms functionally or physically connected to a casino, including but not limited to any bar, restaurant, hotel, cocktail lounge, retail establishment, or arena, or any other facility located in a city under the control of a casino licensee or an affiliate of a casino licensee company. See Michigan Laws 432.272 casino gaming: means to deal, operate, carry on, conduct, maintain or expose or offer for play any gambling game or gambling operation. See Michigan Laws 432.202 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. Certified development agreement: means a development agreement that has been certified by a city and submitted to the board. See Michigan Laws 432.202 Certified health department: means a county, district, or city health department that meets the criteria for certification of health departments established by this act and that is authorized by the director to enforce this act for retail groceries, food processors, or fair concessions. See Michigan Laws 289.3103 Chairperson: means the chairperson of the board. See Michigan Laws 432.202 Chambers: A judge's office. Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes. Charity game: means the random resale of a series of charity game tickets. See Michigan Laws 432.102 Charity game ticket: means a ticket commonly referred to as a break-open ticket or pull-tab that is approved and acquired by the bureau and is distributed and sold by the bureau or a supplier to a qualified organization, a portion of which is removed to discover whether the ticket is a winning ticket. See Michigan Laws 432.102 Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority. Child or spousal support: means support for a child or spouse, paid or provided pursuant to state or federal law under a court order or judgment. See Michigan Laws 445.63 Child or spousal support: means support for a child or spouse, paid or provided pursuant to state or federal law under a court order or judgment. See Michigan Laws 445.82 Citation: means a written complaint or notice to appear in court upon which an authorized local official records the occurrence or existence of 1 or more municipal civil infractions by the person cited. See Michigan Laws 600.8701 Citation: means a written complaint or notice to appear in court upon which a law enforcement officer records the occurrence or existence of 1 or more state civil infractions by the person cited. See Michigan Laws 600.8801 City: means a local unit of government other than a county that meets all of the following criteria:
(i) Has a population of at least 800,000 at the time a license is issued. See Michigan Laws 432.202Civil action: means an action that is not a criminal case, a civil infraction action, a proceeding commenced in the probate court under section 3982 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1988 PA 386, MCL 700. See Michigan Laws 600.1985 Civil action concerning prison conditions: means any civil proceeding seeking damages or equitable relief arising with respect to any conditions of confinement or the effects of an act or omission of government officials, employees, or agents in the performance of their duties, but does not include proceedings challenging the fact or duration of confinement in prison, or parole appeals or major misconduct appeals under section 34 or section 55 of 1953 PA 232, MCL 791. See Michigan Laws 600.5531 Civil air patrol: means the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force. See Michigan Laws 408.921 Civil infraction: means an act or omission that is prohibited by a law and is not a crime under that law or that is prohibited by an ordinance, as defined in section 8701, and is not a crime under that ordinance, and for which civil sanctions may be ordered. See Michigan Laws 600.113 Civil infraction action: means a civil action in which the defendant is alleged to be responsible for a civil infraction. See Michigan Laws 600.113 Civil violation: means a violation of a law of this state or a local ordinance, other than a criminal offense or a violation that is defined or designated as a civil infraction, that is punishable by a civil fine or forfeiture under the applicable law or ordinance. See Michigan Laws 600.4801 Claim of beneficial interest: means a claim of any interest by a decedent's legatee, distributee, heir or creditor, a beneficiary under a trust, a ward, a beneficial owner of a security registered in the name of a nominee, or a minor owner of a security registered in the name of a custodian, or a claim of any similar interest, whether the claim is asserted by the claimant or by a fiduciary or by any other authorized person on his behalf, and includes a claim that the transfer would be in breach of fiduciary duties. See Michigan Laws 441.101 Class III gaming: means that term as defined in 25 USC 2703. See Michigan Laws 432.303 Class of appliances: means a group of appliances whose functions or features are similar, and whose range of energy use or energy efficiency may be of interest to consumers. See Michigan Laws 429.351 Classroom instruction: means that part of a driver education course that occurs in a classroom environment that enables a student to learn through varied instructional methods, under the direct guidance of a driver education instructor. See Michigan Laws 256.623 Cleaning or repair services: means 1 or more of the following services in relation to an article:
(i) Dry cleaning. See Michigan Laws 445.1751Clearinghouse: means the youth employment clearinghouse created in section 3. See Michigan Laws 409.202 Clerk: means the clerk of the court referenced in the rules of the supreme court and includes the clerk of the supreme court, chief clerk of the court of appeals, county clerk, probate register, district court clerk, or clerk of the court of claims where the civil action is commenced, as applicable. See Michigan Laws 600.1985 Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records. 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 Codicil: An addition, change, or supplement to a will executed with the same formalities required for the will itself. Collateral: means real or personal property subject to a pledge, security interest, mortgage, encumbrance, judgment, or other lien which secures the performance of an obligation of the buyer, or a surety or guarantor for the buyer, under a home improvement installment contract or any extension, deferment, renewal, or other revision thereof. See Michigan Laws 445.1102 Collectible currency: means a medium of exchange including coins, bank notes, government notes, and paper money that has a value greater than face value. See Michigan Laws 434.21 Collection action: means requesting a cosigner to pay all or part of the obligation. See Michigan Laws 445.271 Combined group: means 3 or more corporations each of which is a member of a parent-subsidiary controlled group or a brother-sister controlled group and 1 of which is both of the following:
(i) Is a common parent corporation included in a parent-subsidiary controlled group. See Michigan Laws 445.1452Commercial vehicle driver training: means instruction equivalent to or exceeding entry-level driver training in 49 C. See Michigan Laws 256.623 Commission: means the state highway commission or its designated representative. See Michigan Laws 252.151 Commission: means the employment relations commission created by section 3. See Michigan Laws 423.2 Commission: means the employment relations commission created in section 3 of 1939 PA 176, MCL 423. See Michigan Laws 423.201 Commission: means the Michigan public service commission. See Michigan Laws 429.351 Commission: means the fee, compensation, or percentage of actual selling price of a work of fine art, agreed upon by the artist and art dealer, which the art dealer may retain after sale of the artist's work of fine art to a third party. See Michigan Laws 442.311 Commission: means the public service commission. See Michigan Laws 445.111 Commission: means the Michigan liquor control commission. See Michigan Laws 445.571 Commissioner: means the director of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. See Michigan Laws 408.932 Commissioner: means the department of labor and economic opportunity. See Michigan Laws 408.1101 Commissioner: means the commissioner of state lottery. See Michigan Laws 432.3 Commissioner: means the commissioner of the office of financial and insurance regulation of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. See Michigan Laws 445.1601 Commissioner: means the commissioner of the office of financial and insurance regulation of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs or his or her authorized agent. See Michigan Laws 445.1651a Commissioner: means the commissioner of the financial institutions bureau of the department of consumer and industry services. See Michigan Laws 445.1852 Commissioner: means the commissioner of state lottery appointed under section 7 of the McCauley-Traxler-Law-Bowman-McNeely lottery act, 1972 PA 239, MCL 432. See Michigan Laws 432.102 Committee: means the Michigan civilian conservation corps partnership steering committee created in section 22. See Michigan Laws 409.321 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. Community-based organization: means a private, nonprofit organization that is representative of a community or of a significant segment of a community and which provides employment and job training services. See Michigan Laws 421.151 Compact: means a tribal-state compact governing the conduct of gaming activities that is negotiated under the Indian gaming regulatory act, Public Law 100-497, 102 Stat 2467. See Michigan Laws 432.303 Compact: means a tribal-state compact governing the conduct of gaming activities in this state that is negotiated under the Indian gaming regulatory act, Public Law 100-497, 102 Stat 2467. See Michigan Laws 432.403 Company: means a sole proprietorship, corporation, partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, trust, association, joint stock company, joint venture, tribal corporation, or other form of business organization. See Michigan Laws 432.202 Company union: includes any employee association, committee, agency, or representation plan, formed or existing for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances or terms and conditions of employment, which in any manner or to any extent, and by any form of participation, interference, or assistance, financial or otherwise, either in its organization, operation, or administration, is dominated or controlled, sponsored or supervised, maintained, directed, or financed by the employer. See Michigan Laws 423.2 Compensation: means any money, thing of value, or financial benefit conferred on or received by a person in return for services rendered, or to be rendered, whether by that person or another. See Michigan Laws 432.202 Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant. Comprehensive job training and related services: includes recruitment, counseling, motivational prejob training, vocational training, job development, job placement, and other appropriate services enabling individuals to secure and retain employment at their maximum capacity. See Michigan Laws 421.151 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. Confidential telephone record: means any of the following:
(i) Information that relates to the quantity, technical configuration, type, destination, location, and amount of use of a service offered by a telecommunication provider subscribed to by any customer of that telecommunication provider. See Michigan Laws 445.65aConflict of interest: means a situation in which the private interest of a member, employee or agent of the board may influence the judgment of the member, employee, or agent in the performance of his or her public duty under this act. See Michigan Laws 432.202 Consent decree: means any relief entered by the court that is based in whole or in part upon the consent or acquiescence of the parties but does not include private settlements. See Michigan Laws 600.5531 Consignor: means a person who delivers or causes to be delivered a work of fine art to an art dealer on consignment. See Michigan Laws 442.311 Construction loan: means a mortgage loan to construct a 1-to-4 family dwelling, that is approved and closed before completion of the construction of the improvement on the real property. See Michigan Laws 445.1651a Construction mechanic: means a skilled or unskilled mechanic, laborer, worker, helper, assistant, or apprentice working on a state project but shall not include executive, administrative, professional, office, or custodial employees. See Michigan Laws 408.1101 Constructive ownership: means any or all of the following:
(i) A person who has an option to acquire stock. See Michigan Laws 445.1452Consumer: means 1 or more of the following:
(i) A person who purchases or leases a new motor vehicle for personal, family, or household use and not for the purpose of selling or leasing the new motor vehicle to another person. See Michigan Laws 257.1401Consumer: means the first person who purchases a new appliance for purposes other than resale. See Michigan Laws 429.351 Consumer: means an individual who is a member of the public, takes possession of food, is not functioning in the capacity of an operator of a food establishment or food processor, and does not offer the food for resale. See Michigan Laws 289.1105 Consumer item: means an article of tangible personal property used or consumed, or bought for use or consumption, primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. See Michigan Laws 445.312 Consumer protection act: means the Michigan consumer protection act, Act No. See Michigan Laws 445.52 Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time. Contraband: means any property that is prohibited by any law to be owned, carried, concealed, or possessed. See Michigan Laws 434.21 Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. Contract: means a written or oral agreement, or a similar understanding or arrangement, in which a person agrees that another person will perform work, labor, diagnosis, repair, reconditioning, replacement, adjustment, or alteration, directly or indirectly, on a motor vehicle. See Michigan Laws 257.1302 Contract: means any oral or written agreement. See Michigan Laws 445.1802 contract: means an agreement covering a home improvement installment sale, whether contained in 1 or more documents, together with any accompanying promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness, pursuant to which the buyer promises to pay in installments all or any part of the time sale price or prices of goods and services, or services. See Michigan Laws 445.1102 Contracting agent: means any officer, school board, board or commission of the state, or a state institution supported in whole or in part by state funds, authorized to enter into a contract for a state project or to perform a state project by the direct employment of labor. See Michigan Laws 408.1101 contractor: means a person who sells goods and services, or agrees to furnish or render services, to a retail buyer pursuant to a home improvement installment contract, or sells goods and services to a retail buyer pursuant to a home improvement charge agreement, but not in connection with construction of new homes. See Michigan Laws 445.1102 Control: means having a greater than 15% direct or indirect pecuniary interest in the casino gaming operation with respect to which the license is sought. See Michigan Laws 432.202 Control person: means a director or executive officer of a licensee or registrant or an individual who has the authority to participate in the direction, directly or indirectly through 1 or more other persons, of the management or policies of a licensee or registrant. See Michigan Laws 445.1651a Controlled group of corporations: means any of the following:
(i) A parent-subsidiary controlled group. See Michigan Laws 445.1452Controlled substance: means that term as defined in section 7104 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 431.302 Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant. Conviction: means a conviction for a crime or attempted crime whether under a law of this state, a local ordinance substantially corresponding to a law of this state, or a law of another state substantially corresponding to a law of this state. See Michigan Laws 256.623 cooperating instructor: means a driver education instructor approved by the secretary of state to participate in a practicum course to mentor an uncertified driver education instructor in the practicum. See Michigan Laws 256.627 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. Corporation: means a private or public corporation, association or trust issuing a security. See Michigan Laws 441.101 Corps: means the Michigan civilian conservation corps established under this chapter. See Michigan Laws 409.302 Corps: means the Michigan civilian conservation corps established pursuant to this chapter. See Michigan Laws 409.321 Corpsmember: means a participant in the corps. See Michigan Laws 409.302 Corpsmember: means a participant in the corps. See Michigan Laws 409.321 Cosigner: means a natural person who renders himself or herself liable for the obligation of another person without compensation. See Michigan Laws 445.271 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 421.18Cost of the bridge: includes all expenditures made in connection with the acquisition and construction of the bridge, financing charges, interest to accrue on the bonds during the period occupied by the construction of the bridge and for a period after construction of the bridge as determined by the board, the aggregate of such periods, however, not to exceed 7 years, cost of engineering and legal expenses, plans, specifications and surveys, other expenses necessary or incidental to determining the feasibility of the project, the cost of all land, property, rights, easements and franchises, reimbursement of all money that may have been or will be paid or advanced by the state of Michigan or any of its agencies, departments, or subdivisions, and all other expenses properly incident to the acquisition of the bridge and the issuance of the bonds. See Michigan Laws 254.311 Costs: means any monetary amount that the court is authorized to assess and collect for prosecution, adjudication, or processing of criminal offenses, civil infractions, civil violations, and parking violations, including court costs, the cost of prosecution, and the cost of providing court-ordered legal assistance to the defendant. See Michigan Laws 600.4801 Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff. counterclaim: as used in this act , includes setoff and recoupment. See Michigan Laws 600.111 Counterfeit: means a work of fine art made or altered, with intent to deceive, in a manner that it appears to have an authorship which it does not in fact possess. See Michigan Laws 442.321 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 Court funding unit: means 1 of the following, as applicable:
(i) For circuit or probate court, the county. See Michigan Laws 600.1985Court reporter: A person who makes a word-for-word record of what is said in court and produces a transcript of the proceedings upon request. Coverall pattern: means a pattern required to win a bingo game in which all numbers on a bingo card are required to be called. See Michigan Laws 432.102 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 card: means that term as defined in section 157m of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750. See Michigan Laws 445.63 Credit card arrangement: means an extension of credit that is not secured by real property made to a cardholder of a credit card or charge card issued by a regulated lender under an arrangement that gives to a cardholder the privilege of obtaining credit from the regulated lender or any other person in purchasing or leasing property or services, obtaining credit or loans, or otherwise. See Michigan Laws 445.1852 Credit granting institution: means a state or nationally chartered bank, a state or federally chartered savings and loan association, a state or federally chartered credit union, the Michigan state housing development authority, or a business entity making or purchasing mortgage loans, that has a main office, branch office, or service center in the state of Michigan at which it conducts that business. See Michigan Laws 445.1601 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 sale: means an extension of credit for the sale of goods or services by a seller that is subject to the home improvement finance act, Act No. See Michigan Laws 445.1852 Credit services organization: means , except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), a person who, in return for consideration, attempts to sell, provide, or perform 1 or more of the following:
(i) The improvement of a person's credit record, history, or rating. See Michigan Laws 445.1822Crime: means committing, attempting to commit, conspiring to commit, or soliciting another person to commit any of the following offenses in connection with which the forfeiture of property is sought:
(i) A violation of part 111 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324. See Michigan Laws 600.4701culvert: as used in this act shall be considered as synonymous terms. See Michigan Laws 254.30 Currency: means a medium of exchange including coins, bank notes, government notes, and paper money that has a value not greater than face value. See Michigan Laws 434.21 Current net price: means the price listed in the supplier's printed price lists, catalogs, microfiche, price tapes, invoices, or any other printed or electronically recorded data in effect at the time an agreement is canceled or discontinued, less all applicable discounts. See Michigan Laws 445.1452 Curriculum: means a written plan that guides the instruction given in a driver education course and includes performance objectives, a content outline, detailed learning activities, and assessment tools. See Michigan Laws 256.623 Customer: means the owner or operator of a motor vehicle. See Michigan Laws 257.1302 Customer: means a member of the general public who seeks the services of a service dealer for the repair, maintenance, or service of an appliance that he or she uses personally and not as part of a business or commercial enterprise. See Michigan Laws 445.832 Customer: means an individual who purchases, rents, or borrows a book, other written material, a sound recording, or a video recording. See Michigan Laws 445.1711 Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries. Data: means computerized personal information. See Michigan Laws 445.63 Dating relationship: means that term as defined in section 2950. See Michigan Laws 600.1060 Day of operation: means a period of 24 hours beginning at 12 noon and ending at 11:59 a. See Michigan Laws 431.302 Dealer: means any person that engages in the ordinary course of repeated and recurrent transactions of buying or receiving used motor vehicle parts from persons other than a licensee. See Michigan Laws 257.1351 Dealer: means any person, corporation, partnership, or association, which, in whole or in part, engages in the ordinary course of repeated and recurrent transactions of buying or receiving precious items from the public within this state. See Michigan Laws 445.482 Dealer: means a person who sells or offers for sale to consumers within this state a beverage in a beverage container, including an operator of a vending machine containing a beverage in a beverage container. See Michigan Laws 445.571 Dealer: means that term as defined in section 1 of the beverage container law, MCL 445. See Michigan Laws 445.633 Dealer: means that term as defined in section 1 of the beverage container law, MCL 445. See Michigan Laws 445.653 Dealer: means a person engaged in the business of the retail sale of farm tractors and equipment, utility tractors and equipment, or the attachments to or repair parts for that equipment. See Michigan Laws 445.1452 Dealer: means a person that is a dealer, as that term is defined in section 11 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 445.1923 Dealer: means an individual who does any of the following in a millionaire party game:
(i) Performs the act of dealing. See Michigan Laws 432.132Dealer agreement: means a written agreement or contract entered into between a manufacturer and a dealer that establishes the legal rights and obligations of the parties to that agreement or contract and pursuant to which the dealer is authorized to sell new recreational vehicles manufactured or distributed by the manufacturer. See Michigan Laws 445.1923 Dealer supplies: means any display, machinery, signage, book, manual, computer, microfiche, microfilm, communication device, or tool that a dealer purchased from a supplier, or from a third party upon the request or requirement of the supplier, and which is used by the dealer to facilitate the sale or repair of inventory furnished by the supplier and no other product line sold or serviced by the dealer. See Michigan Laws 445.1452 debtor: means an individual who is obligated or allegedly obligated to pay a debt. See Michigan Laws 445.251 Decedent: A deceased person. 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. Demarcated area: means the physical area in which licensed millionaire party gaming will be conducted, the boundaries of which are marked with rope or tape or separated in an access-controlled area of the location. See Michigan Laws 432.132 Department: means the department of state highways. See Michigan Laws 252.151 Department: means the state transportation department. See Michigan Laws 252.302 Department: means the department of labor and economic growth. See Michigan Laws 257.1243 Department: means the department of state. See Michigan Laws 257.1302 Department: means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. See Michigan Laws 257.2102 Department: means the department of labor and economic opportunity. See Michigan Laws 408.913 Department: means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. See Michigan Laws 408.962 Department: means the department of labor. See Michigan Laws 409.202 Department: means the department of labor. See Michigan Laws 421.222 Department: means the state department of labor. See Michigan Laws 423.321 Department: means the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 432.202 Department: means the department of state. See Michigan Laws 432.272 Department: means the health department of any city, village, township, or county and shall include the head of such department or any employee acting in his stead. See Michigan Laws 433.351 Department: means the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 445.633 Department: means the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 445.653 Department: means the department of the attorney general. See Michigan Laws 445.1771 Department: means the department of state. See Michigan Laws 445.1923 Department: means the department of natural resources. See Michigan Laws 409.302 Department: means the department of natural resources. See Michigan Laws 409.321 Department: means the department of health and human services. See Michigan Laws 600.1099aa Department: means the department of agriculture and rural development. See Michigan Laws 289.1107 Department director: means the director of the department. See Michigan Laws 408.913 Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another. Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial. Depository financial institution: means a state or nationally chartered bank, a state or federally chartered savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union, or an entity of the federally chartered farm credit system. See Michigan Laws 445.1651a Depository institution: means a state or nationally chartered bank or a state or federally chartered savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union. See Michigan Laws 445.63 Depository institution: means a bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union that is chartered under state or federal law. See Michigan Laws 445.1632 Depository institution: means a bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, or a credit union chartered under state or federal law which maintains a principal office or branch in this state. See Michigan Laws 445.1852 Descendent: One who is directly descended from another such as a child, grandchild, or great grandchild. Designated representative or coordinator: means the individual that a driver education provider employs, enlists, or appoints, or contracts with to supervise, manage, and administer the day-to-day responsibilities of the provider's driver education school operation. See Michigan Laws 256.623 Destroyed sign: means a nonconforming sign that has been damaged by storm, fire, or other casualty that requires customary maintenance and repair in excess of 60% of the replacement cost of a new sign structure constructed of equivalent materials and equipment. See Michigan Laws 252.302 Development agreement: means a written agreement between a city and a person naming the person as the designated developer of a casino in the city and covering certain subjects including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(i) Approval by the city of the location of the casino. See Michigan Laws 432.202Developmental 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 Devise: To gift property by will. Digital billboard: means a sign or sign structure that utilizes an electronic means to display a series of messages that are changed by electronic means. See Michigan Laws 252.302 Digital billboard permit: means a permit for a digital billboard that is renewable on an annual basis. See Michigan Laws 252.302 direct molding process: means any manufacturing process in which an original product is used as a pattern for making a mold which mold is used to manufacture copies of that product. See Michigan Laws 445.621 Directional sign: means a sign that contains only directional information regarding and the identification of 1 of the following:
(i) A public or private activity or attraction that is owned or operated by the federal or a state or local government or an agency of the federal or a state or local government. See Michigan Laws 252.302Director: means the director of the department or the director's designee. See Michigan Laws 408.962 Director: means the director of the bureau of worker's and unemployment compensation. See Michigan Laws 421.3 director: means the director of the department of insurance and financial services. See Michigan Laws 445.1632 Director: means the director of the department. See Michigan Laws 409.302 Director: means the director of the department. See Michigan Laws 409.321 Director: means the director of the department or his or her designee. See Michigan Laws 289.1107 director: means the director of the bureau or his or her duly authorized representative. See Michigan Laws 418.201 Disability: means a limitation of an employee's wage earning capacity in work suitable to his or her qualifications and training resulting from a personal injury or work-related disease. See Michigan Laws 418.301 disability: means a limitation of an employee's wage earning capacity in work suitable to his or her qualifications and training resulting from a personal injury or work related disease. See Michigan Laws 418.401 Disability: means a limitation of an employee's wage earning capacity in work suitable to his or her qualifications and training resulting from a personal injury or work-related disease. See Michigan Laws 418.301 Disablement: means the event of becoming so disabled. See Michigan Laws 418.401 Disciplinary action: means an action by the board suspending or revoking a license or fining, excluding, reprimanding, or otherwise penalizing a person for violating this act or rules promulgated by the board. See Michigan Laws 432.202 Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial. Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source: Distressed vehicle: means that term as defined in section 12a of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 257.1302 Distributor: means a person who sells beverages in beverage containers to a dealer within this state, and includes a manufacturer who engages in such sales. See Michigan Laws 445.571 Distributor: means that term as defined in section 1 of the beverage container law, MCL 445. See Michigan Laws 445.653 Distributor: means a person, including any affiliate of the person, who meets either of the following requirements:
(i) Purchases motor fuel for sale, consignment, or distribution to another. See Michigan Laws 445.1802District: means the judicial districts provided for in chapter 81. See Michigan Laws 600.5701 Do-not-call list: means a do-not-call list of consumers and their residential telephone numbers maintained by the commission, by a vendor designated by the commission, or by an agency of the federal government, under section 1a. See Michigan Laws 445.111 Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings. Documentary material: includes the original or copy of a book, record, report, memorandum, paper, communication, tabulation, map, chart, photograph, mechanical transcription, or other tangible document or recording, wherever situated. See Michigan Laws 445.902 Domestic violence: means that term as defined in section 1 of 1978 PA 389, MCL 400. See Michigan Laws 408.962 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 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 600.1090 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 600.1200 Donor: The person who makes a gift. Dower: A widow Down payment: means the amounts paid in money and in goods to the home improvement contractor and allowances given by the home improvement contractor to the buyer prior to or contemporaneous with the execution of a home improvement installment contract. See Michigan Laws 445.1102 Driver education course: means a program of study offered by a certified driver education provider, that enables a student to acquire the basic knowledge, skill, and attitude necessary to operate a motor vehicle upon a highway transportation system. See Michigan Laws 256.623 Driver education course certificate of completion: means a written or electronic authorization issued by a certified driver education provider to a student who has successfully completed segment 1, segment 2, or entry-level driver training of a driver education course offered by the provider. See Michigan Laws 256.623 Driver education instructor: means a person who the secretary of state certifies has met the instructor qualifications of this act to instruct a student in a driver education course. See Michigan Laws 256.623 Driver education instructor certificate: means a written or electronic authorization issued by the secretary of state to indicate that a person has met the instructor qualifications of this act to instruct a student in a driver education course. See Michigan Laws 256.623 driver education instructor preparation courses: means the courses that are required to obtain a driver education instructor certificate. See Michigan Laws 256.625 Driver education instructor preparation program: means a program of driver education instructor preparation courses offered by a college or university or by a person approved by the secretary of state. See Michigan Laws 256.625 Driver education provider certificate: means a written or electronic authorization issued by the secretary of state to indicate that a person has met the driver education provider qualifications of this act. See Michigan Laws 256.625 Drug: means any of the following:
(i) A substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or other animals. See Michigan Laws 431.302Drug 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 Due-on-sale clause: means a contract provision which authorizes the lender, at its option, to declare due and payable sums secured by the lender's security instrument if all or any part of the property, or an interest in the property, securing the real property loan is sold or transferred without the lender's prior written consent. See Michigan Laws 445.1621 Economically disadvantaged: means an individual who meets at least 1 of the following criteria:
(i) Receives, or is a member of a family which receives, cash welfare payments under a federal, state, or local welfare program. See Michigan Laws 421.151Educational institution: means a public school, nonpublic school, or public school academy as those terms are defined in section 5 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380. See Michigan Laws 256.625 Electric patrol vehicle: means an electrically powered motor vehicle designed to carry not more than 4 persons at a speed of not more than 25 miles per hour and having an unloaded weight of not more than 1,300 pounds. See Michigan Laws 257.1572 Electronic filing system: means a system authorized after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this chapter by the supreme court for the electronic filing of documents using a portal contracted for by the state court administrative office for the filing of documents in the supreme court, court of appeals, circuit court, probate court, district court, and court of claims. See Michigan Laws 600.1985 Electronic filing system fee: means the fee described in section 1986. See Michigan Laws 600.1985 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 employee: means an individual engaged in service to an employer in the business of the employer and from whom an employer is required to withhold for federal income tax purposes. See Michigan Laws 408.962 Eligible recipient: means a city, village, county, township, school district, intermediate school district, university, community college, private nonprofit organization, public school academy, or governmental authority, or an agency or department of a city, village, county, township, school district, intermediate school district, or a private nonprofit organization. See Michigan Laws 434.181a Emancipated minor: means a minor who is emancipated under section 4 of 1968 PA 293, MCL 722. See Michigan Laws 427.301 Embedded electronic message device: means an accessory that is made part of a sign, sign face, or sign structure with a total area that is less than that of the sign face to which it is attached, and displays only static messages containing text or numbers that are directly associated with the current advertiser. See Michigan Laws 252.302 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 Emergency medical service personnel: includes a person who provides assistance at dispatched or observed medical emergencies occurring outside a recognized medical facility including instances of heart attack, stroke, injury accidents, electrical accidents, drug overdoses, imminent childbirth, and other instances where there is the possibility of death or further injury; initiates stabilizing treatment or transportation of injured from the emergency site; and notifies police or interested departments of certain situations encountered including criminal matters, poisonings, and the report of contagious diseases. See Michigan Laws 423.232 Emergency telephone operator: includes a person employed by a police or fire department for the purpose of relaying emergency calls to police, fire, or emergency medical service personnel. See Michigan Laws 423.232 Employ: means engage, permit, or allow to work. See Michigan Laws 409.102 Employee: means an individual who receives wages or remuneration for providing services to an employer. See Michigan Laws 408.921 Employee: means an individual not less than 16 years of age employed by an employer on the premises of the employer or at a fixed site designated by the employer, and includes a minor employed subject to section 15(1) of the youth employment standards act, 1978 PA 90, MCL 409. See Michigan Laws 408.932 Employee: includes any employee, and is not limited to the employees of a particular employer, unless this act explicitly provides otherwise, and includes any individual whose work has ceased as a consequence of, or in connection with, any current labor dispute or because of any act that is illegal under this act, and who has not obtained any other regular and substantially equivalent employment, but does not include any individual employed as an agricultural laborer, or in the domestic service of any family or any person at the person's home, or any individual employed by the person's parent or spouse, or any individual employed as an executive or supervisor, or any individual employed by an employer subject to the railway labor act, 45 USC 151 to 188, or by any other person who is not an employer. See Michigan Laws 423.2 Employee: means an individual who as a volunteer or for compensation provides an employer with his or her labor. See Michigan Laws 423.451 Employee: means a person currently employed or formerly employed by an employer. See Michigan Laws 423.501 Employee: means an individual who meets both of the following:
(i) Has an employment relationship acknowledged by that individual and the licensee or registrant that engages that individual to originate mortgage loans. See Michigan Laws 445.1651aEmployee: means an individual who works for an employer in exchange for wages or other remuneration. See Michigan Laws 445.1711 employee: means :
(a) A person in the service of the state, a county, city, township, village, or school district, under any appointment, or contract of hire, express or implied, oral or written. See Michigan Laws 418.161Employer: means a person that provides wages or remuneration to 1 or more individuals who perform services for the employer under an express or implied contract of hire. See Michigan Laws 408.921 Employer: means a person, firm, or corporation, including this state and its political subdivisions, agencies, and instrumentalities, and a person acting in the interest of the employer, who employs 2 or more employees at any 1 time within a calendar year. See Michigan Laws 408.932 Employer: means any person, firm, business, educational institution, nonprofit agency, corporation, limited liability company, government entity, or other entity that employs 50 or more individuals. See Michigan Laws 408.962 Employer: means a person, firm, or corporation that employs a minor, and includes the state or a political subdivision of the state, an agency or instrumentality of the state, and an agent of an employer. See Michigan Laws 409.102 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 Employer: means an individual, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that employs or plans to employ skilled workers. See Michigan Laws 421.222 Employer: means a person and includes any person acting as an agent of an employer, but does not include the United States or any corporation wholly owned by the United States; any federal reserve bank; any employer subject to the railway labor act, 45 USC 151 to 188; this state or a political subdivision of this state; or any labor organization, or anyone acting in the capacity of officer or agent of a labor organization, other than when acting as an employer. See Michigan Laws 423.2 Employer: means an individual, partnership, corporation, or other association, or a city, village, township, or county that employs 2 or more persons. See Michigan Laws 423.321 Employer: means a person who employs an individual for compensation or who supervises an individual providing labor as a volunteer. See Michigan Laws 423.451 Employer: means an individual, corporation, partnership, labor organization, unincorporated association, the state, or an agency or a political subdivision of the state, or any other legal, business, or commercial entity which has 4 or more employees and includes an agent of the employer. See Michigan Laws 423.501 employer: includes any person acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee. See Michigan Laws 445.102 Employer: means a person that has 1 or more employees. See Michigan Laws 445.1711 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 Employment in the logging industry: means employment in the logging industry as described in the section in the workmen's compensation and employers liability insurance manual, entitled, "logging or lumbering and drivers code no. See Michigan Laws 418.501 Employment plan: means the full employment plan required by section 3. See Michigan Laws 408.902 Empty returnable container: means a beverage container which contains nothing except the residue of its original contents. See Michigan Laws 445.571 Encrypted: means transformation of data through the use of an algorithmic process into a form in which there is a low probability of assigning meaning without use of a confidential process or key, or securing information by another method that renders the data elements unreadable or unusable. See Michigan Laws 445.63 End-user: means that term as defined in section 16901 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324. See Michigan Laws 257.1351 Endowment fund: means the Michigan civilian conservation corps endowment fund created in section 12a. See Michigan Laws 409.302 Energy efficiency: means the energy use of a product relative to its output of services, as determined through test procedures contained or identified in a rule promulgated under this act. See Michigan Laws 429.351 Energy use: means the energy resources used by a product under conditions of use approximating actual operating conditions insofar as practical, as determined through test procedures contained or identified in a rule promulgated under this act. See Michigan Laws 429.351 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. Entry fee: means cash or cash equivalent paid by a participant to a fantasy contest operator in order to participate in a fantasy contest. See Michigan Laws 432.502 Equal Credit Opportunity Act: Prohibits creditors from discriminating against credit applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age, or because an applicant receives income from a public assistance program. Source: OCC Equipment: means motorized machines designed for or adapted and used for agriculture, horticulture, livestock raising, forestry, grounds maintenance, lawn and garden, construction, materials handling, and earth moving. See Michigan Laws 445.1452 Equipment: means the objects and mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic devices used to determine or assist in determining the winners of prizes at an event. See Michigan Laws 432.102 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 Erect: means to construct, build, raise, assemble, place, affix, attach, create, paint, draw, or in any other way bring into being or establish. See Michigan Laws 252.302 Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met. Established office location: means a building that meets all of the following requirements:
(i) Is of a permanent nature where the provider's communications and notices are received. See Michigan Laws 256.625Estimate: means a written statement that itemizes as closely as possible the price for labor, by showing the labor price per hour, the number of hours required to perform the work, and the price of parts necessary for a specific repair. See Michigan Laws 257.1302 Evaluation: means a food safety audit, inspection, or food safety and sanitation assessment, whether announced or unannounced, that identifies violations or verifies compliance with this act and determines the degree of active control by food establishment operators over foodborne illness risk factors. See Michigan Laws 289.1107 Event: means , in article 1, an occasion of bingo games, a raffle, a charity game, or a numeral game conducted under a license issued under article 1, and in article 2, an occasion of a millionaire party conducted under a license issued under article 2. See Michigan Laws 432.102 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. Evidence: means any property that furnishes or tends to furnish proof in a legal matter. See Michigan Laws 434.21 Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office. Ex parte communication: means any communication, direct or indirect, regarding a licensing application, disciplinary action, or a contested case under this act other than communication that takes place during a meeting or hearing conducted under this act. See Michigan Laws 432.202 Excessive fee or charge: means a fee or charge that exceeds the amount allowed in section 6(1), (2), or (3), section 7, or any other applicable law or statute of this state. See Michigan Laws 445.1852 Executive director: means the executive director of the board, appointed under section 4 of the Michigan gaming control and revenue act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432. See Michigan Laws 432.102 Executive officer: means an officer, member, or partner of a licensee or registrant. See Michigan Laws 445.1651a Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent Existing customer: means an individual who has purchased goods or services from a person, who is the recipient of a voice communication from that person, and who either paid for the goods or services within the 12 months preceding the voice communication or has not paid for the goods and services at the time of the voice communication because of a prior agreement between the person and the individual. See Michigan Laws 445.111 Existing vegetation: means trees, bushes, and ground cover that the department intends to maintain and that are at least the same size as similar vegetation that the department would customarily install and maintain or allow to be installed and maintained as part of a roadside management plan, roadside management project, or landscaping project. See Michigan Laws 252.302 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 Extended retail food establishment: means a retail grocery that does both of the following:
(i) Serves or provides an unpackaged food for immediate consumption. See Michigan Laws 289.1107Extension of credit: means the right to defer payment of debt or to incur debt. See Michigan Laws 445.1822 Extension of credit: means a loan or credit sale made by a regulated lender. See Michigan Laws 445.1852 Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state. Facility: means any actual physical improvement to real property owned, or leased, directly or through a building authority, by a governmental unit, including, but not limited to, roads; bridges; runways; rails; or a building or structure along with the building's or structure's grounds, approaches, services, and appurtenances. See Michigan Laws 408.873 Facsimile machine: means a machine which electronically transmits facsimiles of documents through connection with a telephone network. See Michigan Laws 445.1771 Factory campaign: means an effort by a warrantor to contact recreational vehicle owners or dealers in order to address an issue concerning a problem or defective part or equipment. See Michigan Laws 445.1923 Fair: means a county, district, or community fair or a state fair. See Michigan Laws 431.302 Fair: means a fair or exhibition operated and managed under 1929 PA 11, MCL 46. See Michigan Laws 289.1107 Fair Credit Reporting Act: A federal law, established in 1971 and revised in 1997, that gives consumers the right to see their credit records and correct any mistakes. Source: OCC Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is a set of United States statutes added as Title VIII of the Consumer Credit Protection Act. Its purpose is to ensure ethical practices in the collection of consumer debts and to provide consumers with an avenue for disputing and obtaining validation of debt information in order to ensure the information's accuracy. It is often used in conjunction with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Source: OCC 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. False pretenses: includes , but is not limited to, a false, misleading, or fraudulent representation, writing, communication, statement, or message, communicated by any means to another person, that the maker of the representation, writing, communication, statement, or message knows or should have known is false or fraudulent. See Michigan Laws 445.63 family: means all individuals whom the child and parent define as family. See Michigan Laws 600.1099aa Family member: includes all of the following:
(i) A biological, adopted or foster child, stepchild or legal ward, or a child to whom the eligible employee stands in loco parentis. See Michigan Laws 408.962Family member: means any of the following:
(i) A spouse of an individual. See Michigan Laws 445.1923Family 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 600.1099aaFamily-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 Fantasy contest: means that term as defined in section 2 of the fantasy contests consumer protection act, 2019 PA 157, MCL 432. See Michigan Laws 432.303 Fantasy contest: means a simulated game or contest with an entry fee that meets all of the following conditions:
(i) No fantasy contest team is composed of the entire roster of a real-world sports team. See Michigan Laws 432.403Fantasy contest: means a simulated game or contest with an entry fee that meets all of the following conditions:
(i) No fantasy contest team is composed of the entire roster of a real world sports team. See Michigan Laws 432.502Fantasy contest adjusted revenues: means the amount equal to the total of all entry fees that a fantasy contest operator collects from all fantasy contest players minus the total of all sums paid out as prizes or awards to all fantasy contest players, multiplied by the in-state percentage. See Michigan Laws 432.502 Fantasy contest operator: means a person that operates, carries on, conducts, maintains, exposes, or offers for play fantasy contests and awards prizes of value and includes a licensed fantasy contest operator, a casino licensee under the Michigan Gaming Control and Revenue Act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432. See Michigan Laws 432.502 Fantasy contest platform: means any digital or online method through which a fantasy contest operator provides access to a fantasy contest. See Michigan Laws 432.502 Fantasy contest player: means an individual who participates in a fantasy contest offered by a fantasy contest operator. See Michigan Laws 432.502 Fantasy contest team: means the simulated team composed of multiple individual athletes, each of whom is a member of a real world sports team, that a fantasy contest player selects to compete in a fantasy contest. See Michigan Laws 432.502 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 Federally insured depository institution: means a state or national bank, state or federal savings bank, state or federal savings and loan association, or state or federal credit union that holds deposits insured by an agency of the United States. See Michigan Laws 445.111 Fee: means any monetary amount, other than costs or a penalty, that the court is authorized to impose and collect pursuant to a conviction, finding of responsibility, or other adjudication of a criminal offense, a civil infraction, a civil violation, or a parking violation, including a driver license reinstatement fee. See Michigan Laws 600.4801 Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it. FHLBB mortgage index rate: means the national average contract interest rate on conventional 25 plus year fixed rate mortgages charged by all major lenders on mortgage loans for previously occupied homes, as most recently published by the federal home loan bank board in its journal or news releases. See Michigan Laws 445.1621 Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator. Fiduciary: means an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian, committee, conservator, curator, tutor, custodian or nominee. See Michigan Laws 441.101 Finance charge: The total cost of credit a customer must pay on a consumer loan, including interest. The Truth in Lending Act requires disclosure of the finance charge. Source: OCC Financial institution: means a depository institution, an affiliate of a depository institution, a licensee under the consumer financial services act, 1988 PA 161, MCL 487. See Michigan Laws 445.63 Financial licensing act: means the consumer financial services act, 1988 PA 161, MCL 487. See Michigan Laws 445.1651a Financial transaction device: means that term as defined in section 157m of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750. See Michigan Laws 445.63 financially interested: means any interest in investments, awarding of contracts, grants, loans, purchases, leases, sales, or similar matters under consideration or consummated by the board. See Michigan Laws 432.202 Financing agency: means a person other than a home improvement contractor engaged, directly or indirectly, as principal, agent, or broker in the business of purchasing, acquiring, financing, soliciting, or arranging for the financing or acquisition of home improvement installment contracts or home improvement charge agreements or any obligation in connection therewith. See Michigan Laws 445.1102 Fine art: means an original art or craft work which is:
(i) A visual rendition including, but not limited to, a painting, drawing, sculpture, mosaic, video tape, or photograph. See Michigan Laws 442.311Fine art: means a painting, sculpture, drawing or work of graphic art. See Michigan Laws 442.321 fire department: means lawfully organized fire fighting forces, however constituted, including personnel. See Michigan Laws 419.201 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 Firm commitment: means an underwriting in which a broker-dealer commits to buy the mortgage loan or the entire issue of securities based upon or backed by 1 or more mortgage loans and assumes all financial responsibility for any unsold securities. See Michigan Laws 445.1651a 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. Fixed location: means a place of business where the seller or an agent, servant, employee, or solicitor of that seller primarily engages in the sale of goods or services of the same kind as would be sold at the residence of a buyer. See Michigan Laws 445.111 Fixed Rate: Having a "fixed" rate means that the APR doesn't change based on fluctuations of some external rate (such as the "Prime Rate"). In other words, a fixed rate is a rate that is not a variable rate. A fixed APR can change over time, in several circumstances: Food: means articles used for food or drink for humans or other animals, chewing gum, and articles used for components of any such article. See Michigan Laws 289.1107 Food code: means "Food Code, 2009 Recommendations of the United States Public Health Service Food and Drug Administration" which regulates the design, construction, management, and operation of certain food establishments. See Michigan Laws 289.1107 Food establishment: means an operation where food is processed, packed, canned, preserved, frozen, fabricated, stored, prepared, served, vended, sold, or offered for sale. See Michigan Laws 289.1107 Food processor: means a food establishment that processes, manufactures, wholesales, packages, labels, or stores food. See Michigan Laws 289.1107 Food service establishment: means a fixed or mobile restaurant, coffee shop, cafeteria, short order cafe, luncheonette, grill, tearoom, sandwich shop, soda fountain, tavern, bar, cocktail lounge, nightclub, drive-in, industrial feeding establishment, private organization serving the public, rental hall, catering kitchen, delicatessen, theater, commissary, food concession, or similar place in which food or drink is prepared for direct consumption through service on the premises or elsewhere, and any other eating or drinking establishment or operation where food is served or provided for the public. See Michigan Laws 289.1107 Food service program: means the systematic activity of the department and a local health department for effective administration and enforcement of the food code and this act, including all of the following:
- You are late making a payment or commit some other default, triggering an increase to a penalty rate
- The bank changes the terms of your account and you do not reject the change.
- The rate expires (if the rate was fixed for only a certain period of time).
(i) Periodic evaluations of food service establishments, temporary food service establishments, vending machines, and vending machine locations for compliance with law. See Michigan Laws 289.3103Foodborne illness outbreak: means an incident where any of the following occur:
(i) Two or more persons, not of the same household, have ingested a common food and have a similar disease or similar symptoms or excrete the same pathogens, and there is a time, place, or person association between these persons. See Michigan Laws 289.3103Forbearance: A means of handling a delinquent loan. A 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 Foreign subpoena: means a subpoena issued under authority of a court of record of a foreign jurisdiction. See Michigan Laws 600.2202 Foreign substance: means a substance, or its metabolites, that does not exist naturally in an untreated horse or, if natural to an untreated horse, exists at an unnaturally high physiological concentration as a result of having been administered to the horse. See Michigan Laws 431.302 Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. Source: OCC Franchise: means a contract between a refiner and a retailer or between a distributor and a retailer, under which a refiner or distributor authorizes or permits a retailer to use, in connection with the sale, consignment, or distribution of gasoline, diesel, gasohol, or aviation fuel, a trademark that is owned or controlled by a refiner, or by a refiner that supplies fuel to the distributor that authorizes or permits such use. See Michigan Laws 445.1802 Franchisee: means a retailer who is authorized or permitted, under a franchise, to use a trademark in connection with the sale, consignment, or distribution of fuel. See Michigan Laws 445.1802 Franchisor: means a refiner or distributor who authorizes or permits, under a franchise, a retailer to use a trademark in connection with the sale, consignment, or distribution of fuel. See Michigan Laws 445.1802 Fraternal organization: means an organization in this state, other than a college fraternity or sorority, that meets all of the following criteria:
(i) Is organized not for pecuniary profit. See Michigan Laws 432.102Fraud: 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 Freeway: means a divided highway of not less than 2 lanes in each direction to which owners or occupants of abutting property or the public do not have a right of ingress or egress to, from, or across the highway, except at points determined by or as otherwise provided by the authorities responsible for the freeway. See Michigan Laws 252.302 Frivolous: means that term as defined in section 2591 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600. See Michigan Laws 600.5531 Full employment: means the highest level of employment which would provide an employment opportunity for every person able and willing to work, which, consistent with other public needs, can be attained during a given period of time by maximizing the investment of public resources toward that end. See Michigan Laws 408.902 Fund: means the motor vehicle accident claims fund. See Michigan Laws 257.1102 Fund: means the internet gaming fund created under section 16. See Michigan Laws 432.303 Fund: means the internet sports betting fund created under section 16. See Michigan Laws 432.403 Fund: means the beverage container redemption antifraud fund created in section 7. See Michigan Laws 445.633 Future damages: means damages arising from personal injury which the trier of fact finds will accrue after the damage findings are made and includes damages for medical treatment, care and custody, loss of earnings, loss of earning capacity, loss of bodily function, and pain and suffering. See Michigan Laws 600.6301 Gambling game: means any game played with cards, dice, equipment or a machine, including any mechanical, electromechanical or electronic device including computers and cashless wagering systems, for money, credit, or any representative of value, including, but not limited to, faro, monte, roulette, keno, bingo, fan tan, twenty one, blackjack, seven and a half, klondike, craps, poker, chuck a luck, Chinese chuck a luck (dai shu), wheel of fortune, chemin de fer, baccarat, pai gow, beat the banker, panguingui, slot machine, any banking or percentage game, or any other game or device approved by the board. See Michigan Laws 432.202 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 Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value. Glass beverage container: means a beverage container composed primarily of glass. See Michigan Laws 445.653 Going out of business sale: means any sale, whether described by such name or by any other name such as, but not limited to, "closing out sales" "liquidation sales" "lost our lease sale" "forced to vacate sale" held in such a manner as to indicate a belief that upon disposal of the stock of goods on hand, the business will cease and discontinue at the premises where the sale is conducted. See Michigan Laws 442.211 Gold: means elemental gold having an atomic weight of 196. See Michigan Laws 445.482 Goods: means all goods, wares, merchandise and other personal property, excepting, choses in action and money. See Michigan Laws 442.211 Goods: means all tangible chattels purchased primarily for personal, family, or household use and not for commercial, agricultural, or business use. See Michigan Laws 445.852 Goods: means chattels which are furnished or used in the modernization, rehabilitation, repair, alteration, or improvement of real property, but not in the construction of new homes. See Michigan Laws 445.1102 Governmental agency: means an agency of the federal government, a state government, a county, city, village, or township, or a combination of any of these entities. See Michigan Laws 256.625 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 Governmental unit: means this state, a county, city, township, village, school district, intermediate school district, community college, or public university that receives appropriations from this state, or any agency, board, commission, authority, or instrumentality of the foregoing. See Michigan Laws 408.873 Governmental unit: means a subdivision, agency, department, county, parish, municipality, or other unit of the government of the United States, this state, another state, or a foreign country. See Michigan Laws 445.423 Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. Source: Federal Reserve Graduated driver license: means a license issued by the secretary of state under section 310e of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 256.625 Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage, 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: 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 Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it. Gross receipts: means the total of all sums including valid or invalid checks, currency, tokens, coupons, vouchers, or instruments of monetary value whether collected or uncollected, received by a casino licensee from gaming, including all entry fees assessed for tournaments or other contests, less a deduction for uncollectible gaming receivables not to exceed the uncollectible amounts owed as a result of wagers placed at or through a gambling game or 4% of the total gross receipts, whichever is less. See Michigan Laws 432.202 Gross receipts: means the total of all sums, including, but not limited to, valid or invalid checks, valid or invalid credit or debit card deposits, valid or invalid ACH deposits, currency, coupons, free play or promotional credits, redeemable credits, vouchers, entry fees assessed for tournaments or other contests, or instruments of monetary value whether collected or uncollected, in each case actually wagered by an authorized participant at or with an internet gaming operator on an internet game, less all of the following:
(i) Winnings. See Michigan Laws 432.303Gross sports betting receipts: means the total of all sums, including, but not limited to, valid or invalid checks, valid or invalid credit or debit card deposits, valid or invalid ACH deposits, currency, coupons, free play or promotional credits, redeemable credits, vouchers, entry fees assessed for tournaments or other contests, or instruments of monetary value whether collected or uncollected, in each case actually wagered by an authorized participant at or with a sports betting operator on sports betting, less all of the following:
(i) Winnings. See Michigan Laws 432.403Guarantor: 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. Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted. Hazardous material: means explosives, pyrotechnics, flammable gas, flammable compressed gas, nonflammable compressed gas, flammable liquid, oxidizing material, poisonous gas, poisonous liquid, irritating material, etiologic material, radioactive material, corrosive material, or liquefied petroleum gas. See Michigan Laws 434.21 Health care provider: means that term as defined in section 101 of the family and medical leave act, 29 USC 2611. See Michigan Laws 408.962 Heavy-duty truck: means a motor vehicle that has a gross vehicle weight rating of 14,000 pounds or more and includes both single-unit and combination tractor trailer or tractor semitrailer vehicles. See Michigan Laws 257.1302 Highly experienced player: means a fantasy contest player who has done at least 1 of the following:
(i) Entered more than 1,000 fantasy contests offered by a single fantasy contest operator. See Michigan Laws 432.502Highway or street: means a highway or street as defined in section 20 of Act No. See Michigan Laws 257.1702 Holder: means a retail seller of goods or services covered by a retail installment contract or retail charge agreement, or an assignee of that seller. See Michigan Laws 445.852 Holder: means a person, including a contractor, currently entitled to the rights of a contractor under a home improvement installment contract or home improvement charge agreement. See Michigan Laws 445.1102 Holding company: means a corporation, firm, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, trust, or other form of business organization that is not an individual and that directly or indirectly does either of the following:
(i) Holds an ownership interest of 5% or more, as determined by the board, in a fantasy contest operator. See Michigan Laws 432.502Home improvement charge sale: means the sale of goods and furnishing of services by a contractor to a retail buyer pursuant to a home improvement charge agreement and as to which sale the cash price is stated to be in excess of $300. See Michigan Laws 445.1102 Home improvement loan: means a secured or unsecured loan used for the purpose of repairing, rehabilitating, or remodeling an existing residential dwelling designed for occupancy by 4 or fewer families, as stated by the borrower in the loan application and as recorded on the books of the credit granting institution. See Michigan Laws 445.1601 Home solicitation sale: means a sale of goods or services of more than $25. See Michigan Laws 445.111 Hotel: means that term as defined in section 1 of 1913 PA 188, MCL 427. See Michigan Laws 427.301 Identity theft: means engaging in an act or conduct prohibited in section 5(1). See Michigan Laws 445.63 Imminent or substantial hazard: means a condition at a food establishment that the director determines requires immediate action to prevent endangering the health of people. See Michigan Laws 289.1109 Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate. Improper means: includes theft, bribery, misrepresentation, breach, or inducement of a breach of a duty to maintain secrecy or espionage through electronic or any other means. See Michigan Laws 445.1902 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 In-game betting: means placing an internet sports betting wager after an athletic event has started. See Michigan Laws 432.403 In-state percentage: means for each fantasy contest, the percentage, rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent, equal to the total entry fees collected from all in-state participants divided by the total entry fees collected from all participants in the fantasy contest, unless otherwise prescribed by the board. See Michigan Laws 432.502 Incidental costs: means expenses specified in a warranty incurred by a warranty holder and related to the failure of a vehicle protection product to perform as provided in the warranty. See Michigan Laws 257.1243 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 Index: means the Detroit consumer price index for all urban consumers published by the United States bureau of labor statistics or, if that index ceases to be published by the United States bureau of labor statistics, the published index that most closely measures inflation, as determined by the department. See Michigan Laws 252.302 Indian lands: means that term as defined in 25 USC 2703. See Michigan Laws 432.303 Indian lands: means that term as defined in 25 USC 2703. See Michigan Laws 432.403 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 Indian tribe: means that term as defined in 25 USC 2703 and any instrumentality, political subdivision, or other legal entity through which an Indian tribe operates its casino in this state. See Michigan Laws 432.303 Indian tribe: means that term as defined in 25 USC 2703 and any instrumentality, political subdivision, or other legal entity through which an Indian tribe operates its casino in this state. See Michigan Laws 432.403 Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies. Individual investor: means a person that resides in this state or has its principal place of business in this state. See Michigan Laws 445.1651a Industrial or commercial customer: means a person that operates from a fixed location and is a seller of scrap metal to a scrap metal dealer under a written agreement that provides for regular or periodic sale, delivery, purchase, or receiving of scrap metal. See Michigan Laws 445.423 Industrial scrap: means materials that are a direct product or by-product of any form of manufacturing, shaping, or cutting process from a person whose principal business is the manufacturing, shaping, or cutting of materials at a fixed place of business. See Michigan Laws 445.403 inhabitant: means a resident of a city, township, village, district or county. See Michigan Laws 8.3f Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury. Inspection: means the checking or testing of observable practices against standards established in or adopted by this act, accompanied by a report of findings. See Michigan Laws 289.1109 Install vision technology: means to equip an existing, new, or replacement reverse vending machine with vision technology for designated metal, plastic, or glass containers, including all reasonable and necessary technology, equipment, hardware, software, and labor, and 1 year of service directly related to the vision technology by the reverse vending machine vendor. See Michigan Laws 445.633 installation: means to equip an existing, new, or replacement reverse vending machine with vision technology for designated metal, plastic, or glass containers, including all reasonable and necessary technology, equipment, hardware, software, and labor and including 1 year of service by the reverse vending machine vendor. See Michigan Laws 445.653 Installer: means an individual who replaces or repairs parts of a motor vehicle. See Michigan Laws 257.1362 Institution of higher education: means any of the following:
(i) An institution of higher education described in section 4 or 6 of article VIII of the state constitution of 1963. See Michigan Laws 423.232Institutional investor: means any retirement fund administered by a public agency for the exclusive benefit of federal, state, or local public employees, an employee benefit plan, or pension fund that is subject to the employee retirement income security act of 1974, as amended, an investment company registered under the investment company act of 1940, 15 USC 80a-1 to 80a-64, a collective investment trust organized by a bank under part 9 of the rules of the comptroller of the currency, a closed end investment trust, a chartered or licensed life insurance company or property and casualty insurance company, a chartered or licensed financial institution, an investment advisor registered under the investment advisers act of 1940, 15 USC 80b-1 to 80b-21, or any other person as determined by the board for reasons consistent with this act. See Michigan Laws 432.202 Institutional investor: means a person that is any of the following:
(i) A retirement fund administered by a public agency for the exclusive benefit of federal, state, or local public employees. See Michigan Laws 432.303Institutional investor: means a person that is any of the following:
(i) A retirement fund administered by a public agency for the exclusive benefit of federal, state, or local public employees. See Michigan Laws 432.403Instrumentality of a crime: means any property, other than real property, the use of which contributes directly and materially to the commission of a crime. See Michigan Laws 600.4701 Insurer: means an insurance company authorized to transact property, fire, or casualty insurance in this state and an agent of the insurer and includes an insurance association, pool, or facility created under the insurance code of 1956, Act No. See Michigan Laws 257.1362 Insurer: means an organization that transacts the business of worker's compensation insurance within this state. See Michigan Laws 418.601 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 an information service or system that enables computer access by multiple users to a computer server, including, but not limited to, a service or system that provides access to the internet or to software services available on a server. See Michigan Laws 445.63 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 Interim permit: means a permit that can be utilized by the applicant to construct a sign structure that is visible from a freeway, interstate, or primary highway. See Michigan Laws 252.302 Internet: means the international computer network of interoperable packet-switched data networks, inclusive of such additional technological platforms as mobile, satellite, and other electronic distribution channels. See Michigan Laws 432.303 Internet: means the international computer network of interoperable packet-switched data networks, inclusive of additional technological platforms, such as mobile, satellite, and other electronic distribution channels. See Michigan Laws 432.403 Internet: means that term as defined in 47 U. See Michigan Laws 445.82 Internet drop-off store: means a person that contracts with other persons to offer its personal property or other valuable thing for sale, purchase, consignment, or trade through means of an internet website and meets the conditions described in section 1(3). See Michigan Laws 445.403 Internet drop-off store: means a person, corporation, or firm that contracts with other persons, corporations, or firms to offer its precious items for sale, purchase, consignment, or trade through means of an internet website and meets the conditions described in section 3(3). See Michigan Laws 445.482 Internet game: means a game of skill or chance that is offered for play through the internet in which an individual wagers money or something of monetary value for the opportunity to win money or something of monetary value. See Michigan Laws 432.303 Internet gaming: means operating, conducting, or offering for play an internet game. See Michigan Laws 432.303 Internet gaming operator: means a person that is issued an internet gaming operator license from the board. See Michigan Laws 432.303 Internet gaming operator license: means a license issued by the board to a person to operate, conduct, or offer internet gaming. See Michigan Laws 432.303 Internet gaming platform: means an integrated system of hardware, software, applications, including mobile applications, and servers through which an internet gaming operator operates, conducts, or offers internet gaming. See Michigan Laws 432.303 Internet gaming platform provider: means an internet gaming supplier that contracts with an internet gaming operator to provide an internet gaming platform. See Michigan Laws 432.303 Internet gaming supplier: means a person that the board has identified under the rules promulgated by the board as requiring a license to provide internet gaming operators goods or services that directly affect wagering, play, and results of internet games offered under this act. See Michigan Laws 432.303 Internet gaming supplier license: means a license issued by the board to an internet gaming supplier. See Michigan Laws 432.303 Internet sports betting: means operating, conducting, or offering for play sports betting through the internet. See Michigan Laws 432.403 Internet sports betting account: means an electronic ledger in which all of the following types of transactions relative to an authorized participant are recorded:
(i) Deposits and credits. See Michigan Laws 432.403Internet sports betting platform: means an integrated system of hardware, software, or applications, including mobile applications and servers, through which a sports betting operator operates, conducts, or offers sports betting through the internet. See Michigan Laws 432.403 Internet sports betting platform provider: means a sports betting supplier that contracts with a sports betting operator to provide an internet sports betting platform. See Michigan Laws 432.403 Internet sports betting wager: means the cash, or cash equivalent, including free play, loyalty points, and other redeemable sports betting credits, risked by an authorized participant on sports betting through the internet. See Michigan Laws 432.403 Internet wager: means money or something of monetary value risked on an internet game. See Michigan Laws 432.303 Internet wagering: means risking money or something of monetary value on an internet game. See Michigan Laws 432.303 Internet wagering account: means an electronic ledger in which all of the following types of transactions relative to an authorized participant are recorded:
(i) Deposits and credits. See Michigan Laws 432.303Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit. Interstate highway: means a highway route on the interstate system as defined in and designated pursuant to Title 23 of the United States Code, prior to the effective date of this act. See Michigan Laws 252.151 Interstate highway: means a highway officially designated as a part of the national system of interstate and defense highways by the department and approved by the federal government under 23 USC 103. See Michigan Laws 252.302 Intestate: Dying without leaving a will. Inventory: means farm tractors, utility tractors, equipment, and accessories for attachments to and repair parts for those tractors and that equipment. See Michigan Laws 445.1452 Investigative hearing: means any hearing conducted by the board or its authorized representative to investigate and gather information or evidence regarding pending license applications, applicants, licensees, or alleged or apparent violations of this act or rules promulgated by the board. See Michigan Laws 432.202 IP-enabled voice service: means an interconnected voice over internet protocol service that enables real-time, 2-way voice communications, requires a broadband connection from the user's location using internet protocol-compatible equipment, and permits users generally to receive calls that originate on the public switched telephone network and to terminate calls to the public switched telephone network. See Michigan Laws 445.65a Issuing officer: means the chief administrator of a school district, intermediate school district, public school academy, or nonpublic school, or a person authorized by that chief administrator in writing to act on his or her behalf. See Michigan Laws 409.102 Jewelry: means an ornamental item made of a material that includes a precious gem. See Michigan Laws 445.482 Job training partnership act: means the job training partnership act, Public Law 97-300, 96 Stat. See Michigan Laws 421.151 Job upgrading: means the specialized training that is given to an identified level of employees to enable them to advance to a higher level of employment. See Michigan Laws 421.222 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. Joint enterprise: means any lottery activity in which the bureau participates pursuant to a written agreement between the state of Michigan and any state, territory, country, or other sovereignty as executed by the commissioner. See Michigan Laws 432.3 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. Judgment: means a final judgment of 1 of the following:
(i) A court of record of this state. See Michigan Laws 600.2801judgment: as used in this act , includes decree. See Michigan Laws 600.112 Judgment lien: means an encumbrance in favor of a judgment creditor against a judgment debtor's interest in real property, including, but not limited to, after acquired property. See Michigan Laws 600.2801 Junk: means old or scrap copper, brass, rope, rags, batteries, paper, trash, rubber debris, waste, or junked, dismantled or wrecked automobiles, or parts of automobiles, iron, steel and other old or scrap ferrous or nonferrous material. See Michigan Laws 252.201 Junk: means any property that does not have any fair market value or worth. See Michigan Laws 434.21 junk dealer: means a person whose principal business is that of purchasing, selling, exchanging, storing, or receiving second hand articles of any kind, scrap metals, cast iron, old iron, old steel, tool steel, aluminum, copper, brass, lead pipe or tools, or lighting and plumbing fixtures. See Michigan Laws 445.403 Junkyard: means an establishment or place of business which is maintained, operated or used for storing, keeping, buying or selling junk, or for the maintenance or operation of an automobile graveyard, including garbage dumps and sanitary fills. See Michigan Laws 252.201 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. 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 600.1099bKey employee: means an employee of a fantasy contest operator who has the power to exercise significant influence over decisions concerning the fantasy contest operator. See Michigan Laws 432.502 Label: means an article of printed matter attached to an appliance or printed material appearing in a catalog from which a product may be purchased by order. See Michigan Laws 429.351 Label: means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter on the immediate container of any article and includes a requirement imposed under this act that any word, statement, or other information appearing on the display also appear on the outside container or wrapper of the retail package of the article or be easily legible through the outside container or wrapper. See Michigan Laws 289.1109 Labeling: means all labels and other written, printed, or graphic matter upon an article, any of its containers or wrappers, or accompanying the article. See Michigan Laws 289.1109 labor dispute: include , but are not limited to, any controversy concerning terms, tenure, or conditions of employment, or concerning the association or representation of employees in negotiating, fixing, maintaining, or changing terms or conditions of employment, regardless of whether the disputants stand in the proximate relation of employer and employee. See Michigan Laws 423.2 Labor organization: means any organization of any kind, or any agency or employee representation committee or plan, in which employees participate and that exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions of work. See Michigan Laws 423.2 Large bingo: means a series of bingo occasions that occur on a regular basis during which the total value of all prizes awarded for bingo games at a single occasion does not exceed $3,500. See Michigan Laws 432.103 Large raffle: means an event at which the total value of all prizes awarded through raffle drawings exceeds $500. See Michigan Laws 432.103 Late model vehicle: means that term as defined in section 24b of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 257.1302 Law: includes the federal or a state constitution, a federal or state statute, a judicial decision or order, a court rule, an executive order, and an administrative rule, regulation, or order. See Michigan Laws 600.2182 Law clerk: Assist judges with research and drafting of opinions. Law enforcement agency: means the sheriff of a county, or the law enforcement agency of a city, village, or township. See Michigan Laws 434.181a Law enforcement agency: means that term as defined in section 2804 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 445.63 Law enforcement agency: means the attorney general or a law enforcement agency as defined in section 2804 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 445.653 Law enforcement officer: means any of the following:
(i) A sheriff or deputy sheriff. See Michigan Laws 600.8801Lawful purpose: means a purpose that would qualify an organization to be exempt from taxation under subsection 501(c) of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 501. See Michigan Laws 432.132 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. 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 Lease: includes a written or verbal lease or license agreement for use or possession of premises. See Michigan Laws 600.5701 Lease price: means the actual vehicle sales price paid by the lessor including any cash payment by the consumer and the sum equal to any allowance for any trade-in but excludes debt from any other transaction as well as any manufacturer to consumer discount, rebate, or incentive appearing in the agreement or contract that the consumer received or that was applied to reduce the purchase or lease cost. See Michigan Laws 257.1401 Legacy: A gift of property made by will. Legal owner: means any individual, organization, partnership, company, corporation, or governmental agency who had care, custody, or control over the property and can establish ownership to the satisfaction of the law enforcement agency by description, title, sales receipt, bill of goods, or other means. See Michigan Laws 434.21 Legal tender: coins, dollar bills, or other currency issued by a government as official money. Source: U.S. Mint Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto). Lender: means a person or governmental agency, other than the Michigan state housing development authority, making real property loans, including, but not limited to, an individual, a federal or state chartered savings and loan association or savings bank, a state or national bank, a federal or state chartered credit union, an insurance company, or other lender approved as a mortgagee under the national housing act, 12 U. See Michigan Laws 445.1621 Lessee: means a person who, under a lease, acquires the right to possession and use of a new motor vehicle. See Michigan Laws 257.1401 Lessee: means a person who leases property pursuant to a rental-purchase agreement. See Michigan Laws 445.952 Lessee: means that term as defined in section 1 of 1990 PA 169, MCL 445. See Michigan Laws 445.1012 Lessor: means a person who, under a lease, transfers the right to possession and use of a new motor vehicle. See Michigan Laws 257.1401 Lessor: means a person who, in the ordinary course of business, regularly leases, offers to lease, or arranges for the leasing of property under a rental-purchase agreement. See Michigan Laws 445.952 Lessor: means that term as defined in section 1 of 1990 PA 169, MCL 445. See Michigan Laws 445.1012 Lessor: means a person who rents a location to a millionaire party licensee for the purpose of conducting an event. See Michigan Laws 432.132 Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity. License: means a license issued under this act. See Michigan Laws 445.1651a License holder: means the person who is legally responsible for the operation of a food establishment including the owner, the owner's agent, or other person operating under apparent authority of the owner and who possesses a valid license to operate a food establishment. See Michigan Laws 289.1109 License limitation: means an action by which the director imposes restrictions or conditions, or both, on a license of a food establishment. See Michigan Laws 289.1109 Licensed fantasy contest operator: means a fantasy contest operator that is licensed by the board under this act. See Michigan Laws 432.502 Licensed loan officer: means a loan officer who is licensed as a mortgage loan originator under the mortgage loan originator licensing act. See Michigan Laws 445.1651a Licensee: means a person that is licensed under section 248 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 257.1351 Licensee: means a person licensed or required to be licensed under this act. See Michigan Laws 445.1651a Licensee: means a person, including a qualified organization, licensed under this act. See Michigan Laws 432.103 Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt. Lien: means a security interest in or other encumbrance on a motor vehicle. See Michigan Laws 257.1302 Limited edition: means a number of multiples which are produced from a single master, all of which depict the same image, and which bear numbers or other markings to denote that production of multiples from that master is limited to a stated maximum number, or which are otherwise held out as limited to a maximum number. See Michigan Laws 442.351a Limousine: means a self-propelled motor vehicle used in the carrying of passengers and the baggage of the passengers for hire with a seating capacity of 8 passengers or fewer, including the driver. See Michigan Laws 257.2102 Limousine carrier: means a person who, either directly or through any device, dispatch system, or arrangement, holds himself or herself out to the public as willing to transport passengers for hire by limousine. See Michigan Laws 257.2102 Limousine driver: means an individual who uses a limousine to provide transportation services to potential passengers. See Michigan Laws 257.2102 Line-make: means a specific series of recreational vehicle products that meet all of the following:
(i) Are identified by a common series trade name or trademark. See Michigan Laws 445.1923Lineal descendant: Direct descendant of the same ancestors. Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants. Loan application: means a written application for a mortgage loan or home improvement loan. See Michigan Laws 445.1601 Loan officer: means an individual who is an employee or agent of a mortgage broker, mortgage lender, or mortgage servicer; who originates mortgage loans; and who is not an employee or agent of a depository financial institution or a subsidiary or affiliate of a depository financial institution. See Michigan Laws 445.1651a Loan secured by a lien on real property: means a loan on the security of any instrument which makes the interest in real property specific security for the payment of the obligation secured by the instrument. See Michigan Laws 445.1621 Loan secured by a lien on stock in a residential cooperative housing corporation: means a loan on the security of the following:
(i) A security interest in stock or a membership certificate issued to a tenant stockholder or resident member by a cooperative housing organization. See Michigan Laws 445.1621Local governmental unit: means a city, village, township, or county. See Michigan Laws 445.482 Local health department: means that term as defined in section 1105 of the public health code, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 289.1109 Local law enforcement agency: means the police agency of the city, village, or township, or if none, the county sheriff of the county, in which a second hand dealer, junk dealer, or internet drop-off store conducts business. See Michigan Laws 445.403 Local police agency: means the police agency of the city, village, or township, or if none, the county sheriff of the county, in which the dealer or internet drop-off store conducts business. See Michigan Laws 445.482 Local registrar: means that term as defined in section 2804 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 445.63 Local unit of government: means a county, township, city, or village. See Michigan Laws 445.591 Locality: means the county, city, village, township, or school district in which the physical work on a state project is to be performed. See Michigan Laws 408.1101 Location: means a place where a sign structure subject to this act is located. See Michigan Laws 252.302 Location: means a building, enclosure, part of a building or enclosure, or a distinct portion of real property that is used for the purpose of conducting an event. See Michigan Laws 432.103 Location owner: means the person that owns a location or an employee or agent of the person. See Michigan Laws 432.132 Lockout: means the temporary withholding of work from a group of employees by shutting down the operation of the employer to bring pressure upon the affected employees or the bargaining representative, or both, to accept the employer's terms of settlement of a labor dispute. See Michigan Laws 423.201 Loft: means any structure in which carrier pigeons are housed. See Michigan Laws 433.351 Low-risk food: means any of the following:
(i) Raw or prepackaged food that is not potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food). See Michigan Laws 289.1109Mail: means a letter, postal card, package, bag, or any other article or thing contained therein, or other sealed article addressed to a person. See Michigan Laws 445.32 Mail order business: means a person that solicits an order for the sale of merchandise to be ordered by the buyer through the mails and is regulated by 16 C. See Michigan Laws 445.811 Mailed: means delivered by United States mail or other delivery service that does not require the signature of recipient indicating actual receipt. See Michigan Laws 445.82 Main-traveled way: means the traveled way of a highway on which through traffic is carried. See Michigan Laws 252.302 Maintain: means to allow to exist and includes the periodic changing of advertising messages, and customary maintenance and repair of signs and sign structures. See Michigan Laws 252.302 Major component part: means any of the following parts of a motor vehicle:
(i) The engine. See Michigan Laws 257.1302aMajor component part: means any of the following subassemblies of a motor vehicle regardless of its actual market value: front end assembly, including fenders, grills, hood, bumper, and related parts; engine; transmission; T-tops; rear clip assembly, including quarter panels and floor panel assembly; or doors. See Michigan Laws 257.1351 Majority leader: see Floor Leaders Management company: means a person retained by a fantasy contest operator to manage a fantasy contest platform and provide general administration and other operational services. See Michigan Laws 432.502 Managerial employee: means a person who by virtue of the level of his or her remuneration or otherwise holds a management, supervisory, or policy making position with any licensee under this act, a vendor, or the board. See Michigan Laws 432.202 Manufacturer: means a person who manufactures, assembles, or is a distributor of new motor vehicles and includes an agent of a manufacturer but does not include a new motor vehicle dealer. See Michigan Laws 257.1401 Manufacturer: means a person who bottles, cans, or otherwise places beverages in beverage containers for sale to distributors, dealers, or consumers. See Michigan Laws 445.571 Manufacturer: means that term as defined in section 1 of the beverage container law, MCL 445. See Michigan Laws 445.653 Manufacturer: means a person that manufactures or wholesales recreational vehicles or that distributes or wholesales recreational vehicles to dealers. See Michigan Laws 445.1923 Manufacturer: means a person licensed under section 11c that manufactures numeral game tickets for sale to suppliers for use in an event. See Michigan Laws 432.103 Mark: includes any trademark or service mark. See Michigan Laws 429.31 Marketing premises: means , in the case of any franchise, premises that, under the franchise, are to be employed by the franchisee in connection with the sale, consignment, or distribution of motor fuel. See Michigan Laws 445.1802 Markup: The process by which congressional committees and subcommittees debate, amend, and rewrite proposed legislation. Master: means a printing plate, stone, block, screen, photographic negative, or other material which contains an image used to produce multiples. See Michigan Laws 442.351a Master mechanic: means any of the following:
(i) A motor vehicle mechanic or specialty mechanic who is certified by the department under this act in all of the specific repair or service categories applicable to automobiles or light trucks described in section 10(5). See Michigan Laws 257.1302aMaterial fact: means a fact that is used by a person as a premise on which a conclusion is based. See Michigan Laws 257.1302a Mechanic trainee: means an individual who desires to become a motor vehicle mechanic, a specialty mechanic, or a master mechanic and receives a permit from the administrator under this act. See Michigan Laws 257.1302a Medical records or information: includes , but is not limited to, medical and mental health histories, reports, summaries, diagnoses and prognoses, treatment and medication information, notes, entries, and x-rays and other imaging records. See Michigan Laws 445.63 Member: means a board member appointed to the board under this act. See Michigan Laws 432.202 Member: means an individual who qualified for membership in a qualified organization under its bylaws, articles of incorporation, charter, rules, or other written statement. See Michigan Laws 432.103 Member of the immediate family: means the spouse, child, parent, or sibling. See Michigan Laws 431.302 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 600.1090Mental 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 600.1099bMental illness: means a substantial disorder of thought or mood that significantly impairs judgment, behavior, capacity to recognize reality, or ability to cope with the ordinary demands of life, including, but not limited to, post-traumatic stress disorder and psychiatric symptoms associated with traumatic brain injury. See Michigan Laws 600.1200 Metal beverage container: means a beverage container composed primarily of metal. See Michigan Laws 445.653 Michigan gaming control board: means the Michigan gaming control board created in the Michigan gaming control and revenue act, the Initiated Law of 1996, MCL 432. See Michigan Laws 432.252 Michigan progressive jackpot: means a bingo game conducted in conjunction with a licensed large bingo occasion in which the value of the prize is carried forward to the next bingo occasion if no player wins in a predetermined number of allowable calls. See Michigan Laws 432.103 Millionaire party: means an event at which wagers are placed on games of chance customarily associated with a gambling casino through the use of imitation money or chips that have a nominal value equal to or greater than the value of the currency for which they can be exchanged. See Michigan Laws 432.103 Minimum finance charge: The minimum, or fixed, finance charge that will be imposed during a billing cycle. A minimum finance charge usually applies only when a finance charge is imposed, that is, when you carry over a balance. Source: Federal Reserve Minor: means a person under 18 years of age. See Michigan Laws 409.102 Minor: means an individual under 18 years of age. See Michigan Laws 427.301 Minor repair services: means lubrication; oil changes; installing, changing, or otherwise servicing the antifreeze or other coolant; body repairing, except for unitized body structural repair; or the replacement, adjustment, repair, or servicing of any of the following parts and assemblies:
(i) Air cleaner element. See Michigan Laws 257.1302aMinority: means a person who is black, hispanic, oriental, eskimo, or an American Indian who is not less than 1/4 quantum Indian blood as certified by the person's tribal association and verified by the Indian affairs commission. See Michigan Laws 409.222 Minority leader: See Floor Leaders Misappropriation: means either of the following:
(i) Acquisition of a trade secret of another by a person who knows or has reason to know that the trade secret was acquired by improper means. See Michigan Laws 445.1902Misbranded: means food to which any of the following apply:
(i) Its labeling is false or misleading in any particular. See Michigan Laws 289.1109Mixed spirit drink: means a drink containing 10% or less alcohol by volume consisting of distilled spirits mixed with nonalcoholic beverages or flavoring or coloring materials and which may also contain water, fruit juices, fruit adjuncts, sugar, carbon dioxide, or preservatives; or any spirits based beverage, regardless of the percent of alcohol by volume, that is manufactured for sale in a metal container. See Michigan Laws 445.571 Mixed wine drink: means a drink or similar product marketed as a wine cooler and containing less than 7% alcohol by volume, consisting of wine and plain, sparkling, or carbonated water and containing any 1 or more of the following:
(i) Nonalcoholic beverages. See Michigan Laws 445.571Mobile application: means an application on a mobile phone or other device through which an individual is able to place an internet sports betting wager. See Michigan Laws 432.403 Mobile home: means a mobile home as defined in section 2 of the mobile home commission act, Act No. See Michigan Laws 600.5771 Mobile home park: means a mobile home park as defined in section 2 of Act No. See Michigan Laws 600.5771 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 broker: means a person that, directly or indirectly, does 1 or both of the following:
(i) Serves or offers to serve as an agent for a person in an attempt to obtain a mortgage loan. See Michigan Laws 445.1651aMortgage lender: means a person that, directly or indirectly, makes or offers to make mortgage loans. See Michigan Laws 445.1651a Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. Source: OCC Mortgage loan: means a loan secured by a mortgage on real property designed for occupancy by 4 or fewer families, including an individual unit of a condominium or cooperative, a refinancing of an existing mortgage loan on real property designed for occupancy by 4 or fewer families involving an increase in the outstanding balance of the principal due, or a loan secured by a junior lien on real property designed for occupancy by 4 or fewer families undertaken for any purpose. See Michigan Laws 445.1601 Mortgage loan: means a loan or home improvement installment contract secured by a first or subordinate mortgage or any other form of lien or a land contract that covers real property located in this state that is used as the borrower's principal dwelling and is designed for occupancy by 4 or fewer families. See Michigan Laws 445.1632 Mortgage loan: means a loan secured by a first mortgage on real property located in this state and used, or improved for use, as a dwelling and designed for occupancy by 4 or fewer families or a land contract covering real property located in this state used, or improved for use, as a dwelling and designed for occupancy by 4 or fewer families. See Michigan Laws 445.1651a Mortgage servicer: means a person that, directly or indirectly, services or offers to service mortgage loans. See Michigan Laws 445.1651a 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 fuel: means gasoline and diesel fuel of a type distributed for use as a fuel in self-propelled vehicles designed primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways. See Michigan Laws 445.1802 Motor vehicle: means a vehicle that is self-propelled, a vehicle that is propelled by electric power, a motorcycle, or a trailer as those terms are defined in the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 257.1302a Motor vehicle: means a motor vehicle as defined in section 33 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 257.1351 Motor vehicle: means a self-propelled device by which a person or property may be transported upon a public highway. See Michigan Laws 257.1362 Motor vehicle: means a motor vehicle as defined in section 33 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 257.1401 Motor vehicle: means a motor vehicle as defined in section 33 of Act No. See Michigan Laws 257.1702 Motor vehicle: means that term as defined in section 2 of the motor vehicle sales finance act, 1950 (Ex Sess) PA 27, MCL 492. See Michigan Laws 445.852 Motor vehicle: means that term as defined in section 1 of 1990 PA 169, MCL 445. See Michigan Laws 445.1012 Motor vehicle mechanic: means a technician or other individual who, for compensation, repairs motor vehicles, including the reconditioning, replacement, adjustment, or alteration of the operating condition, of any component or subassembly of a motor vehicle. See Michigan Laws 257.1302a motor vehicle repair facility: means a place of business that is required to register under this act and that, for compensation, is engaged in the business of performing, or employs individuals who perform, maintenance, diagnosis, vehicle body work, or repair service, or, beginning July 1, 2016, BAIID service, on a motor vehicle. See Michigan Laws 257.1302 Motor vehicle repair facility: means a place of business that engages in the business of performing or employing persons who perform maintenance, diagnosis, or repair service on a motor vehicle for compensation. See Michigan Laws 257.1351 Multiple vehicle driving facility: means that part of a driver education course that enables the driver education instructor, from a position outside the vehicle, and using electronic or oral communication, to teach and supervise several students simultaneously, each of whom is operating a vehicle at an off-street facility specifically designed for that type of instruction. See Michigan Laws 256.625 Multiples: means prints, photographs, photographic negatives, or other objects of visual art which are produced in more than 1 copy and sold, offered for sale, or consigned in, into, or from the state for value exceeding $100. See Michigan Laws 442.351a Municipal civil infraction: means a civil infraction involving a violation of an ordinance, as defined in section 8701. See Michigan Laws 600.113 Municipal civil infraction action: means a civil action in which the defendant is alleged to be responsible for a municipal civil infraction. See Michigan Laws 600.113 Municipality: means a city, township, or village. See Michigan Laws 408.913 National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. Source: OCC 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 Nationally known: means an activity or attraction that is all of the following:
(i) An active part of a national advertising promotion. See Michigan Laws 252.302Neighborhood: means either of the following:
(i) A census tract as defined by the United States bureau of the census in census of population, if located within a standard metropolitan statistical area as defined by the United States office of management and budget. See Michigan Laws 445.1601Net commission: means the amount determined under section 17(3), after first deducting from the licensee's statutory commission the applicable state tax on wagering due and payable under section 22 and the actual verified fee paid by the licensee to the sending host track to receive the simulcast signal. See Michigan Laws 431.302 Net cost: means an amount equal to the original invoice price that the dealer paid for the merchandise to the supplier, less all applicable discounts allowed and received, plus the freight cost incurred by the dealer from the location of the supplier to the location of the dealer. See Michigan Laws 445.1452 New motor vehicle: means a motor vehicle that is purchased or leased in this state or purchased or leased by a resident of this state and is covered by a manufacturer's express warranty at the time of purchase or lease. See Michigan Laws 257.1401 New motor vehicle dealer: means a person or that person's agent who holds a dealer agreement for the sale of new motor vehicles, who is engaged in the business of purchasing, leasing, selling, exchanging, or dealing in new motor vehicles, and who has an established place of business in this state. See Michigan Laws 257.1401 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. Nonconforming sign: means a sign or sign structure, other than a nonstandard sign or a sign that is erected and maintained in a business area along a scenic byway prior to the designation as a scenic byway, that satisfies 1 of the following:
(i) Was legally erected before March 31, 1972 but could not be legally erected under the current provisions of this act. See Michigan Laws 252.302Nonferrous metal: means a metal that does not contain significant quantities of ferrous metal but contains copper, brass, platinum group-based metals, aluminum, bronze, lead, zinc, nickel, or alloys of those metals. See Michigan Laws 445.423 nonpublic continuing care retirement center: means a residential community that, as determined by the commission, meets both of the following conditions:
(a) Provides full-time residential housing predominantly for individuals over the age of 62. See Michigan Laws 436.1545Nonrecourse carveout: means a specific exception, if any, to the nonrecourse provisions set forth in the loan documents for a nonrecourse loan that has the effect of creating, if specified events occur, personal liability of the borrower or a guarantor or other surety of the loan for all or some amounts owed to the lender. See Michigan Laws 445.1592 Nonrecourse loan: means a commercial loan secured by a mortgage on real property located in this state and evidenced by loan documents that meet any of the following:
(i) Provide that the lender will not enforce the liability or obligation of the borrower by an action or proceeding in which a money judgment is sought against the borrower. See Michigan Laws 445.1592Nonrecourse provisions: means 1 or more of the provisions described in subdivision (b)(i) to (v), whether or not the loan is subject to a nonrecourse carveout or carveouts. See Michigan Laws 445.1592 Nonrefillable container: means a returnable container which is not intended to be refilled for sale by a manufacturer. See Michigan Laws 445.571 Nonreturnable container: means a beverage container upon which no deposit or a deposit of less than 10 cents has been paid, or is required to be paid upon the removal of the container from the sale or consumption area, or for which no cash refund or a refund of less than 10 cents is payable by a dealer or distributor in this state of that beverage in beverage containers, as further provided in section 2. See Michigan Laws 445.571 Nonstandard sign: means a sign or sign structure other than a nonconforming sign, that is subject to this act, was legally erected before March 23, 1999, is not a nonconforming sign, and does not comply with the spacing requirements in section 17(1), but otherwise complies with this act. See Michigan Laws 252.302 Numeral game: means the random resale of a series of numeral game tickets. See Michigan Laws 432.103 Numeral game ticket: means a paper strip on which preprinted numerals are covered by folding the strip and banding the folded strip with a separate piece of paper, so that on breaking the paper that bands the folded strip the purchaser discovers whether the ticket is a winning ticket. See Michigan Laws 432.103 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. Obligation: means an indebtedness incurred by an individual for personal, family, or household purposes. See Michigan Laws 445.271 Occasion: means the hours of the day for which a license is issued. See Michigan Laws 432.103 Occupational license: means a license issued by the board to a person to perform in a casino or a casino enterprise an occupation that directly impacts the integrity of gaming and that the board has identified as requiring a license to perform the occupation in a casino or casino enterprise in this state. See Michigan Laws 432.202 Office: means the community and worker economic transition office created in section 7. See Michigan Laws 408.915 Office director: means the director of the office. See Michigan Laws 408.915 Office of the racing commissioner: means the horse racing section of the horse racing, audit, and gaming technology division of the Michigan gaming control board created by section 4 of the Michigan gaming control and revenue act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432. See Michigan Laws 431.302 Official fees: means fees prescribed by law and charged and paid by the seller or holder for filing, recording, or otherwise perfecting, releasing, or satisfying, a retained title, lien, or other security interest created by a retail installment transaction. See Michigan Laws 445.852 Official fees: means the fees required by law to be paid to the appropriate public officer for obtaining any permit or filing or recording or releasing any judgment, mortgage, or other lien or perfecting any security interest taken or reserved as security in connection with a home improvement installment contract. See Michigan Laws 445.1102 Official league data: means statistics, results, outcomes, and other data relating to an athletic event obtained by a sports betting operator under an agreement with a sports governing body, or an entity expressly authorized by the sports governing body for determining the outcome of tier 2 sports bets. See Michigan Laws 432.403 On consignment: means that no title to or estate in the fine art or right to possession of the fine art superior to that of the consignor vests in the consignee, except that the consignee has the power or authority to transfer and convey, to a third person, all of the right, title, and interest of the consignor, in and to the fine art. See Michigan Laws 442.311 On-premises sign: means a sign advertising activities conducted or maintained on the property on which it is located. See Michigan Laws 252.302 Open-end credit: A credit agreement (typically a credit card) that allows a customer to borrow against a preapproved credit line when purchasing goods and services. The borrower is only billed for the amount that is actually borrowed plus any interest due. (Also called a charge account or revolving credit.) Source: OCC Operator: means a person or entity who owns or controls or who has operational responsibility for a roller skating center. See Michigan Laws 445.1722 Operator of a vending machine: means equally its owner, the person who refills it, and the owner or lessee of the property upon which it is located. See Michigan Laws 445.571 Oral argument: An opportunity for lawyers to summarize their position before the court and also to answer the judges' questions. Ordinance: includes a temporary vessel speed limit established by a county emergency management coordinator or sheriff under section 80146 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324. See Michigan Laws 600.8701 Ordinary course of business: means activities related to the sale, rental, or lending of, or advertising in, materials described in section 2. See Michigan Laws 445.1711 Originate: means any of the following:
(i) To negotiate, arrange, or offer to negotiate or arrange a mortgage loan between a mortgage lender and 1 or more individuals. See Michigan Laws 445.1651aOutlays: Outlays are payments made (generally through the issuance of checks or disbursement of cash) to liquidate obligations. Outlays during a fiscal year may be for payment of obligations incurred in prior years or in the same year. Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program. Owner: means a person who has a right of property in an animal, a person who keeps or harbors an animal or has it in his or her care, or a person who permits an animal to remain on or about the premises occupied by him or her. See Michigan Laws 433.11 Owner-builder: means an individual who is not a licensed residential builder and who builds, or acts as a general contractor for the construction of, a residential structure in which that individual or a member of that individual's family actually resides, or intends to occupy for his or her own use, upon the issuance of an occupancy permit. See Michigan Laws 445.883 Paid medical leave: means time off from work that is provided by an employer to an eligible employee that can be used for the purposes described in section 4(1). See Michigan Laws 408.962 panel: means a mediation panel selected pursuant to section 4905. See Michigan Laws 600.4901 Parent-subsidiary controlled group: means 1 or more chains of corporations connected through stock ownership with a common parent corporation if all of the following exist:
(i) Stock possessing at least 80% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote or at least 80% of the total value of shares of all classes of stock of each of the corporations, except the common parent corporation, is directly owned by 1 or more of the other corporations or stock subject to constructive ownership by the corporation. See Michigan Laws 445.1452Park model trailer: means that term as defined in section 38a of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 445.1923 Parking area: means an area used by the public as a means of access to and egress from, and for the free parking of motor vehicles by patrons of a shopping center, business, factory, hospital, institution, or similar building or location. See Michigan Laws 257.941 Participant: means a person hired under this act who meets the eligibility criteria of section 6. See Michigan Laws 409.222 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 Participant: means an individual who is admitted into a veterans treatment court. See Michigan Laws 600.1200 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. Party: means the person or entity commencing a civil action. See Michigan Laws 600.1985 Payroll: means remuneration paid by a contributing employer for employment. See Michigan Laws 421.18 PEGSISF: means the fund created in subsection (4). See Michigan Laws 418.501 Penalty: includes fines, forfeitures, and forfeited recognizances. See Michigan Laws 600.4801 Performing group: means a vocal or instrumental group seeking to use the name of another group that has previously released a commercial sound recording under that name. See Michigan Laws 445.902 Period: means a day, week, 1 month, or other subdivision of a year. See Michigan Laws 445.952 Perishable property: means any property subject to quick deterioration or spoilage except when maintained under proper conditions. See Michigan Laws 434.21 Person: means any individual, partnership, private association, or corporation, state, county, city, village, township, charter township, or other public or municipal association or corporation. See Michigan Laws 252.302 Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, limited liability company, educational institution, governmental agency or other legal or commercial entity, and their legal successors. See Michigan Laws 256.627 Person: includes natural persons, firms, copartnerships, associations, and corporations, except this state or an agency or political subdivision of this state. See Michigan Laws 257.1102 Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 257.1243 Person: means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, or any other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 257.1302a Person: means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 257.1351 Person: means a natural person, a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association, unit or agency of government, trust, estate, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 257.1401 Person: means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 257.1702 Person: means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 257.2102 Person: includes an individual, partnership, association, corporation, business trust, labor organization, or any other private entity. See Michigan Laws 423.2 Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, union, or other organization. See Michigan Laws 429.31 Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, consortium, or an entity organized for a common business purpose. See Michigan Laws 429.351 Person: means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 431.302 Person: means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, association, partnership, limited liability partnership, trust, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 432.202 Person: means an individual, limited liability company, proprietorship, firm, partnership, joint venture, syndicate, business trust, labor organization, company, corporation, association, committee, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 432.272 Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, limited liability company, federally recognized Indian tribe, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 432.303 Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, limited liability company, federally recognized Indian tribe, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 432.403 Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, limited liability company, federally recognized Indian tribe, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 432.502 Person: includes an individual, a corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, 2 or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Michigan Laws 441.101 Person: includes a person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or 2 or more persons having a joint or common interest. See Michigan Laws 442.211 Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other group, however organized. See Michigan Laws 442.311 Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association or other group however organized. See Michigan Laws 442.321 Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other entity, however organized. See Michigan Laws 442.351a Person: means 1 or more individuals, partnerships, trusts, fiduciaries, or other entities capable of contracting, except corporations and limited partnerships. See Michigan Laws 445.1 Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 445.32 Person: means an individual, partnership, cooperation, association, trust, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 445.52 Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 445.63 Person: means an individual, partnership, limited liability company, association, corporation, public or nonpublic elementary or secondary school, trade school, vocational school, community or junior college, college, university, state or local governmental agency or department, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 445.82 person: includes any individual, firm, co-partnership, joint adventure, association, municipal or private corporation whether organized for profit or not, company, estate, trust, 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 445.102 Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 445.111 Person: means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 445.251 Person: means an individual, firm, partnership, association, or corporation. See Michigan Laws 445.271 Person: means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 445.312 Person: includes any corporation, or partnership, or 2 or more persons having a joint or common interest. See Michigan Laws 445.371 Person: means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 445.403 Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, association, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 445.423 Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 445.571 Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, limited liability company, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 445.653 Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, partnership, association, or any other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 445.771 Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 445.811 Person: means an individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, association, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 445.852 Person: means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, trust, partnership, incorporated or unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 445.902 Person: means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or any other form of business organization. See Michigan Laws 445.1452 Person: means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, governmental entity, or any other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 445.1632 Person: means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, governmental entity, or any other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 445.1651a Person: means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 445.1771 Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 445.1822 Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, governmental entity, or any other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 445.1852 Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, governmental entity, or any other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 445.1902 Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, trust, estate, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 445.1923 Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government, or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Michigan Laws 600.2202 Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 600.3011 Person: means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or other business entity, or an unincorporated or voluntary association. See Michigan Laws 600.4701 Person: means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 289.1109 Person: means an individual, firm, association, corporation, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 432.103a Person: means an individual, partnership, association, business corporation, banking institution, nonprofit corporation, common law trust, joint stock company, or any other group of individuals, however organized. See Michigan Laws 445.1102 person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l Person holding a casino interest: includes all of the following:
(i) A person who holds at least a 1% interest in a casino licensee or casino enterprise. See Michigan Laws 432.272Personal identification cardholder list: means a compilation of names of individuals who are 18 years of age or older, addresses, zip codes, dates of birth, and sexes of Michigan residents who have received an official state personal identification card under Act No. See Michigan Laws 600.1300 Personal identifying information: means a name, number, or other information that is used for the purpose of identifying a specific person or providing access to a person's financial accounts, including, but not limited to, a person's name, address, telephone number, driver license or state personal identification card number, social security number, place of employment, employee identification number, employer or taxpayer identification number, government passport number, health insurance identification number, mother's maiden name, demand deposit account number, savings account number, financial transaction device account number or the person's account password, any other account password in combination with sufficient information to identify and access the account, automated or electronic signature, biometrics, stock or other security certificate or account number, credit card number, vital record, or medical records or information. See Michigan Laws 445.63 Personal information: means the first name or first initial and last name linked to 1 or more of the following data elements of a resident of this state:
(i) Social security number. See Michigan Laws 445.63Personal injury: includes a disease or disability that is due to causes and conditions that are characteristic of and peculiar to the business of the employer and that arises out of and in the course of the employment. See Michigan Laws 418.401 Personal injury: means bodily harm, sickness, disease, death, or emotional harm resulting from bodily harm. See Michigan Laws 600.6301 Personal property: All property that is not real property. Personal vehicle: means a motor vehicle with a seating capacity of 8 passengers or fewer, including the driver, that is used by a transportation network company driver that satisfies both of the following:
(i) The vehicle is owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by the transportation network company driver. See Michigan Laws 257.2102Personnel record: means a record kept by the employer that identifies the employee, to the extent that the record is used or has been used, or may affect or be used relative to that employee's qualifications for employment, promotion, transfer, additional compensation, or disciplinary action. See Michigan Laws 423.501 Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit. Plaintiff: means the person bringing the asbestos action, including a personal representative if the asbestos action is brought by an estate, or a conservator or next friend if the asbestos action is brought on behalf of a minor or legally incapacitated individual. See Michigan Laws 600.3011 Plastic beverage container: means a beverage container composed primarily of plastic. See Michigan Laws 445.653 Platinum: means elemental platinum having an atomic weight of 195. See Michigan Laws 445.482 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. Poker: means the traditional game of poker, and any derivative of the game of poker as approved by the board, in which 2 or more authorized participants play against each other and wager on the value of the cards in the authorized participants' hands. See Michigan Laws 432.303 Political subdivision: means a village, city, township, county, or a university of this state. See Michigan Laws 257.1572 Post closing solvency covenant: means any provision of the loan documents for a nonrecourse loan, whether expressed as a covenant, representation, warranty, or default, that relates solely to the solvency of the borrower, including, without limitation, a provision requiring that the borrower maintain adequate capital or have the ability to pay its debts, with respect to any period of time after the date the loan is initially funded. See Michigan Laws 445.1592 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 Practicum: means classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction in a driver education course under the direction of an instructor employed, enlisted, or appointed by a college or university or by a person approved by the secretary of state and a cooperating instructor, providing practical application of theory and experience for a student in an approved driver education instructor preparation program. See Michigan Laws 256.627 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. Precious gem: means a diamond, alexandrite, ruby, sapphire, opal, amethyst, emerald, aquamarine, morganite, garnet, jadeite, topaz, tourmaline, turquoise, or pearl. See Michigan Laws 445.482 Precious item: means jewelry, a precious gem, or an item containing gold, silver, or platinum. See Michigan Laws 445.482 Premises: includes lands, tenements, condominium property, cooperative apartments, air rights and all manner of real property. See Michigan Laws 600.5701 Presentence report: A report prepared by a court's probation officer, after a person has been convicted of an offense, summarizing for the court the background information needed to determine the appropriate sentence. Source: U.S. Courts Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents. Primary highway: means a state trunk line highway as designated, or as may hereafter be so designated, by the state highway department, and approved by the United States secretary of transportation, pursuant to the provisions of title 23 of the United States code. See Michigan Laws 252.201 Primary highway: means a highway other than an interstate highway or freeway that is a regulated route. See Michigan Laws 252.302 Primary obligor: means a person, other than a cosigner, who signs an obligation as a debtor. See Michigan Laws 445.271 Principal amount financed: means the cash price of the goods and services which are the subject matter of the home improvement installment sale minus the amount of the buyer's down payment, plus the amounts, if any, included for insurance and official fees. See Michigan Laws 445.1102 Principal balance: means the cash sale price of the goods or services covered by a retail installment contract plus the amounts, if any, included in the cash sale price if a separate identified charge is made and stated in the contract for insurance or official fees, less the amount of the buyer's down payment in money or goods, or both. See Michigan Laws 445.852 Principal officer: means the highest ranking officer of the qualified organization according to its written constitution, charter, articles of incorporation, or bylaws. See Michigan Laws 432.103a Priority foundation item: means a provision in the food code whose application supports, facilitates, or enables 1 or more priority items. See Michigan Laws 289.1109 Priority item: means a provision in the food code whose application contributes directly to the elimination, prevention, or reduction to an acceptable level of hazards associated with foodborne illness or injury if there is no other provision that more directly controls the hazard. See Michigan Laws 289.1109 Prison: means a facility that incarcerates or detains juveniles or adults accused of, convicted of, sentenced for, or adjudicated delinquent for, violations of state or local law. See Michigan Laws 600.5531 Prisoner: means a person subject to incarceration, detention, or admission to a prison who is accused of, convicted of, sentenced for, or adjudicated delinquent for violations of state or local law or the terms and conditions of parole, probation, pretrial release, or a diversionary program. See Michigan Laws 600.5531 Private nonprofit organization: means a private nonprofit organization which does not as a substantial part of its activities carry on propaganda or otherwise attempt to influence legislation and which does not participate in or intervene in, including participation or intervention which involves publishing or distributing statements, any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office. See Michigan Laws 409.222 Private nonprofit organization: means a private organization exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, 26 USC 501(c)(3). See Michigan Laws 434.181a Prize: means anything of value, including, but not limited to, money or merchandise that is given to a player for attending or winning a game at an event. See Michigan Laws 432.103a Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law. 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. Proceeds of a crime: means any property obtained through the commission of a crime, including any appreciation in the value of the property. See Michigan Laws 600.4701 Professional development requirements: means training prescribed by the secretary of state to update the instructional knowledge and skill of a driver education instructor. See Michigan Laws 256.627 Program: means the Michigan business and industrial training program established pursuant to section 3. See Michigan Laws 421.222 Proofs: means multiples which depict the same image as, and which are produced from the same master used to produce, a limited edition, but which, whether or not designated as proofs, are set aside from and are in addition to the limited edition to which they relate. See Michigan Laws 442.351a Property: means anything which is the subject of ownership and is corporeal, tangible, visible, or personal, or that has an exchange value. See Michigan Laws 434.21 Property of major value: means any property that is not collectible currency, contraband, currency, evidence, hazardous material, junk, perishable property, or property of minor value. See Michigan Laws 434.21 Property of minor value: means any property whose fair market value is less than the total cost of preparing a property report, plus the costs of storage and disposition, and which is not collectible currency, contraband, currency, evidence, hazardous material, junk, perishable property, or property of major value. See Michigan Laws 434.21 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 Prosecutor: means the prosecuting attorney of the county, the city attorney, the village attorney, or the township attorney. See Michigan Laws 600.1200 Prospective employer: means a person to whom an employee or former employee has submitted an application for employment. See Michigan Laws 423.451 Prospective relief: means all relief other than monetary damages. See Michigan Laws 600.5531 Protected information: means information related to the playing of fantasy contests by fantasy contest players that is obtained by a fantasy contest operator. See Michigan Laws 432.502 provider: means a person that meets the requirements in subparagraph (i), if not excluded under subparagraph (ii), as follows:
(i) Maintains or obtains the facilities and certified instructors to give instruction in the driving of a motor vehicle or maintains or obtains the facilities and certified instructors to prepare an applicant for an exam given by the secretary of state for a license as defined in section 25 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 256.625Public employee: means , except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (f) and (g), an individual holding a position by appointment or employment in the government of this state, in the government of 1 or more of the political subdivisions of this state, in the public school service, in a public or special district, in the service of an authority, commission, or board, or in any other branch of the public service. See Michigan Laws 423.201 Public health code: means 1978 PA 368, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 289.1109 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 police or fire department employee: means any employee of a city, county, village, township, or institution of higher education, or of any authority, district, board, or any other entity created in whole or in part by the authorization of 1 or more cities, counties, villages, townships, or institutions of higher education, whether created by statute, ordinance, contract, resolution, delegation, or any other mechanism, who is engaged as a police officer or in firefighting or who is subject to the hazards thereof; a corrections officer employed by a county sheriff in a county jail, work camp, or other facility maintained by a county and that houses adult prisoners; emergency medical service personnel employed by a public police or fire department; or an emergency telephone operator, but only if directly employed by a public police or fire department. See Michigan Laws 423.232 Public school employer: means a public employer that is any of the following:
(i) The board of a school district, an intermediate school district, or a public school academy. See Michigan Laws 423.201Public utility: means that term as defined in section 1 of 1972 PA 299, MCL 460. See Michigan Laws 445.63 Public vehicle show: means a recreational vehicle show that meets the requirements of section 248(10) of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 445.1923 Publicly display: means to exhibit, hold up, post, or make visible or set out for open view, including, but not limited to, open view on a computer device, computer network, website, or other electronic medium or device, to members of the public or in a public manner. See Michigan Laws 445.82 Purchase price: means the actual vehicle sales price listed on the buyer's order including any cash payment by the consumer and the sum equal to any allowance for any trade-in but excludes debt from any other transaction as well as any manufacturer to consumer discount, rebate, or incentive appearing in the agreement or contract that the consumer received or that was applied to reduce the purchase cost. See Michigan Laws 257.1401 Purchase transaction: means a purchase of scrap metal, or the purchase of property described in section 10 if the knowing purchase or offer to purchase that property is not prohibited by that section, by a scrap metal dealer. See Michigan Laws 445.423 Purse pool: means an amount of money allocated or apportioned to pay prizes for horse races and from which payments may be made to certified horsemen's organizations as provided in this act. See Michigan Laws 431.302 Qualified organization: means , subject to subdivision (e), either of the following:
(i) A bona fide religious, educational, service, senior citizens, fraternal, or veterans' organization that operates without profit to its members and that either has been in existence continuously as an organization for a period of 5 years or is exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 501(c). See Michigan Laws 432.103aQualified vendor: means a private vendor selected by the state court administrative office by a competitive bidding process to effectuate the purpose of section 1991(3). See Michigan Laws 600.1985 Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business. racing commissioner: means the executive director of the Michigan gaming control board appointed under section 4 of the Michigan gaming control and revenue act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432. See Michigan Laws 431.302 Racing event: means a motor vehicle race which is sanctioned by a nationally or internationally recognized racing organization, and includes preparations, practices, and qualifications for the race. See Michigan Laws 257.1702 Raffle: means an event for which raffle tickets are sold and at which a winner or winners are determined, either by randomly selecting stubs from all of the raffle tickets sold for an event or by an alternative method that is approved in writing by the bureau, and a preannounced prize is awarded. See Michigan Laws 432.103a railroad company: as used in this act , shall be taken to embrace any company, association, corporation, or person managing, maintaining, operating, or in possession of a common carrier railroad in whole or in part within this state, whether as owner, contractor, lessee, mortgagee, trustee, assignee or receiver. See Michigan Laws 419.53 rating account: shall be construed to include reference to the employer's experience account. See Michigan Laws 421.3 Real estate broker: means a broker or associate broker licensed under article 25 of the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339. See Michigan Laws 445.1651a Real estate salesperson: means a salesperson licensed under article 25 of the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339. See Michigan Laws 445.1651a Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land. Real property loan: means a loan, mortgage, advance, or credit sale secured by a lien on real property, on the stock allocated to a dwelling unit in a cooperative housing corporation, or on a residential manufactured home, whether real or personal property. See Michigan Laws 445.1621 reasonable employment: means work that is within the employee's capacity to perform that poses no clear and proximate threat to that employee's health and safety, and that is within a reasonable distance from that employee's residence. See Michigan Laws 418.401 Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business. Recipient: means a city, village, county, township, school district, intermediate school district, university, community college, private nonprofit organization, or governmental authority, or an agency or department of a city, village, county, township, school district, intermediate school district, or a private nonprofit organization. See Michigan Laws 409.222 Record: means a paper, electronic, or other generally accepted method of storing information in a retrievable form. See Michigan Laws 445.423 Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Michigan Laws 600.2182 Recording group: means a vocal or instrumental group that meets both of the following:
(i) At least 1 of the members of the group has previously released a commercial sound recording under the group's name. See Michigan Laws 445.902Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. Source: FDIC Recreational trailer: means a travel trailer, camper trailer, or other special purpose or utility trailer or semitrailer designed or intended to be drawn on the highway by an automobile or light truck that has a gross towing vehicle weight of less than 10,000 pounds. See Michigan Laws 257.1302a Recreational vehicle: means that term as defined in section 49a of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 445.1923 Refiner: means a person engaged in the refining of crude oil to produce motor fuel, and includes any affiliate of the person. See Michigan Laws 445.1802 Regionally known: means an activity or attraction that is all of the following:
(i) Known throughout this state or the peninsula of this state in which the activity or attraction is located and in 1 or more states adjoining this state. See Michigan Laws 252.302Register: means filing a notice with the commissioner on a form prescribed by the commissioner that notifies the commissioner of the intent to engage in the activities of a mortgage broker, mortgage lender, or mortgage servicer in this state and the payment of any fees required under this act, along with the other documents, proofs, and fees required by the commissioner. See Michigan Laws 445.1651a Registrant: means the person to whom the registration of a trademark or service mark under this act is issued, his or her legal representatives, successors, or assigns. See Michigan Laws 429.31 Registrant: means a person that is registered under section 6 or required to register under section 6. See Michigan Laws 445.1651a Regulated lender: means a depository institution, a licensee under the consumer financial services act, Act No. See Michigan Laws 445.1852 Regulated person: means a person whose collection activities are confined and are directly related to the operation of a business other than that of a collection agency including any of the following:
(i) A regular employee who collects accounts for 1 employer if the collection efforts are carried on in the name of the employer. See Michigan Laws 445.251Regulated route: means an interstate highway, freeway, or primary highway required to be regulated under 23 USC 131 and any other route that is required to be regulated or may become required to be regulated by the department under this act or another state or federal statute or legal requirement. See Michigan Laws 252.302 Related entity: means a business entity other than a natural person whose members, owners, partners, or limited partners include a state or national chartered bank, a state or federal chartered savings bank, a state or federal chartered savings and loan association, a state or federal chartered credit union, an insurance carrier, or finance subsidiary of a manufacturing corporation. See Michigan Laws 438.61 Relevant market: means the geographical area of actual or potential competition in a line of trade or commerce, all or any part of which is within this state. See Michigan Laws 445.771 Relief: means all relief in any form that may be granted or approved by the court, and includes consent decrees but does not include private settlement agreements. See Michigan Laws 600.5531 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. Removal sale: means any sale held in such a manner as to induce a belief that upon disposal of the stock of goods on hand, the business will cease and discontinue at the premises where the sale is conducted, and thereafter will be moved to and occupy another location. See Michigan Laws 442.211 Rental-purchase agreement: means an agreement for the use of personal property by a lessee primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, for an initial period of 4 months or less that is automatically renewable with each payment after the initial period and that permits the lessee to become the owner of the property. See Michigan Laws 445.952 Repair: means the reconditioning, adjustment, alteration, maintenance, or diagnosis of the operating condition of a motor vehicle, with or without the replacement of any component or subassembly of a motor vehicle, for compensation or under the terms of a warranty. See Michigan Laws 257.1302a Repair category: means a category of motor vehicle repair work, listed in section 10b, that certification under this act is required to perform. See Michigan Laws 257.1302a Repair facility: means any motor vehicle dealer, garage, body repair shop, or other commercial entity that undertakes the repair or replacement of parts that generally constitute the exterior of a motor vehicle. See Michigan Laws 257.1362 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). Representation: means a statement made by a facility to a customer in regard to some past, present, or future fact, circumstance, or set of facts pertinent to a contract. See Michigan Laws 257.1302a 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 an individual who has in this state the individual's true, fixed, and permanent home and principal establishment to which the individual intends to return whenever absent. See Michigan Laws 409.222 Resident: means an individual who has in this state the individual's true, fixed, and permanent home and principal establishment to which the individual intends to return whenever absent. See Michigan Laws 409.302 Resident: means an individual who has in this state the individual's true, fixed, and permanent home and principal establishment to which the individual intends to return whenever absent. See Michigan Laws 409.321 Resident of this state: means as follows:
(i) For an individual, an individual who is a legal resident of this state. See Michigan Laws 257.1401Residential builder: means a person engaged in the construction of a residential structure or a combination residential and commercial structure who, 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 an addition to, subtraction from, improvement, wrecking of, or demolition of, a residential structure or combination residential and commercial structure; a person who manufactures, assembles, constructs, deals in, or distributes a residential or combination residential and commercial structure which is prefabricated, preassembled, precut, packaged, or shell housing; or a person who erects a residential structure or combination residential and commercial structure except for the person's own use and occupancy on the person's property. See Michigan Laws 445.883 Residential manufactured home: means a manufactured home as defined in section 603(6) of the national manufactured housing construction and safety standards act of 1974, 42 U. See Michigan Laws 445.1621 Residential structure: means a premises used or intended to be used for a residence purpose and related facilities appurtenant to the premises used or intended to be used as an adjunct of residential occupancy. See Michigan Laws 445.883 Residential window period loan: means a window period loan which is 1 of the following:
(i) A loan secured by a lien on real property intended for occupancy by not more than 4 families. See Michigan Laws 445.1621Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action. Retail charge agreement: means an instrument prescribing the terms of a secured or unsecured retail installment transaction that may be made under the instrument from time to time and under the terms of which a time price differential is to be computed in relation to the buyer's unpaid balance from time to time. See Michigan Laws 445.852 Retail grocery: means an operation that sells or offers to sell food to consumers for off-premises consumption. See Michigan Laws 289.1111 Retail installment contract: means an instrument entered into in this state evidencing a secured or unsecured retail installment transaction, and includes a chattel mortgage, a security agreement, a conditional sale contract, or a bailment or lease contract if the bailment or lease contract requires the bailee or lessee to pay an amount equal to or greater than the value of the bailed or leased good, and additionally provides that the bailee or lessee shall become, for no additional consideration or for nominal consideration, the owner of the good on full compliance with the bailment or lease contract. See Michigan Laws 445.852 Retail installment transaction: means any transaction in which a retail buyer purchases goods or services from a retail seller pursuant to a retail installment contract or a retail charge agreement that provides for a time price differential and under which the buyer agrees to pay the unpaid balance in 1 or more installments. See Michigan Laws 445.852 Retailer: means any person who purchases motor fuel for sale to the general public for ultimate consumption. See Michigan Laws 445.1802 Retrofit: means to install vision technology for designated metal, plastic, or glass beverage containers in an existing, new, or replacement reverse vending machine. See Michigan Laws 445.633 Returnable container: means a beverage container upon which a deposit of at least 10 cents has been paid, or is required to be paid upon the removal of the container from the sale or consumption area, and for which a refund of at least 10 cents in cash is payable by every dealer or distributor in this state of that beverage in beverage containers, as further provided in section 2. See Michigan Laws 445.571 Returnable container: means that term as defined in section 1 of the beverage container law, MCL 445. See Michigan Laws 445.653 Reverse vending machine: means that term as defined in the reverse vending machine antifraud act. See Michigan Laws 445.633 Reverse vending machine: means a device designed to properly identify and process empty beverage containers and provide a means for a deposit refund on returnable containers. See Michigan Laws 445.653 Reverse vending machine manufacturer: means that term as defined in the reverse vending machine antifraud act. See Michigan Laws 445.633 Reverse vending machine manufacturer: means a person that engages in any of the following and the representatives of that person:
(i) Designing or manufacturing a reverse vending machine. See Michigan Laws 445.653Reverse-mortgage: means a nonrecourse loan under which both of the following apply:
(i) A mortgage or other form of lien securing 1 or more advances is created in the borrower's principal dwelling. See Michigan Laws 445.1632Revocation: means the termination of a driver education provider's certification or a driver education instructor's certification. See Michigan Laws 256.627 Right of rescission: Right to cancel, within three business days, a contract that uses the home of a person as collateral, except in the case of a first mortgage loan. There is no fee to the borrower, who receives a full refund of all fees paid. The right of rescission is guaranteed by the Truth in Lending Act (TILA). Source: OCC Roller skater: means a person wearing roller skates while that person is in a roller skating center for the purpose of roller skating. See Michigan Laws 445.1722 Roller skating center: means a building, facility, or premises which provides an area specifically designed to be used for roller skating by the public. See Michigan Laws 445.1722 Rule: means a rule promulgated pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. See Michigan Laws 409.102 Rules: means administrative rules promulgated under this act pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24. See Michigan Laws 289.1111 Running at large: refers to an animal not under the control of an owner and not on an owner's premises. See Michigan Laws 433.11 Sale: means sale or exchange. See Michigan Laws 442.351a sale: means the sale of goods and furnishing of services or the furnishing of services by a contractor to a retail buyer pursuant to a home improvement installment contract in which the cash price is stated to be in excess of $300. See Michigan Laws 445.1102 Sale at retail: means a transfer of an interest in a consumer item by a person that is regularly and principally engaged in the business of selling consumer items to a buyer for use or consumption and not for resale. See Michigan Laws 445.312 Sale or consumption area: means the premises within the property of the dealer or of the dealer's lessor where the sale is made, within which beverages in returnable containers may be consumed without payment of a deposit, and, upon removing a beverage container from which, the customer is required by the dealer to pay the deposit. See Michigan Laws 445.571 Sale or transfer: means the conveyance of property, or of any right, title, or interest in property, whether legal or equitable, whether voluntary or involuntary, by outright sale, deed, installment sale contract, land contract, contract for deed, leasehold interest with a term greater than 3 years, lease option contract, or any other method of conveyance of real property interest. See Michigan Laws 445.1621 Scale operator: means the employee of a scrap metal dealer who operates or attends a scale that is used to weigh the scrap metal in a purchase transaction. See Michigan Laws 445.423 Scenic byway: means a regulated route that is required to be regulated as a scenic byway under 23 USC 131. See Michigan Laws 252.302 School district: means that term as defined in section 6 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380. See Michigan Laws 423.201 Scrap metal: means ferrous or nonferrous metal, or items that contain ferrous or nonferrous metal, that are sold or offered for sale for the value of the ferrous or nonferrous metal they contain rather than their original intended use; ferrous or nonferrous metal removed from or obtained by cutting, demolishing, or disassembling a building, structure, or manufactured item; or other metal that cannot be used for its original intended purpose but can be processed for reuse in a mill, foundry, die caster, or other manufacturing facility. See Michigan Laws 445.423 Scrap metal dealer: means a person or governmental unit that buys scrap metal and is not a first purchaser. See Michigan Laws 445.423 Scrap processor: means a person, utilizing machinery and equipment and operating from a fixed location, whose principal business is the processing and manufacturing of iron, steel, nonferrous metals, paper, plastic, or glass, into prepared grades of products suitable for consumption by recycling mills, foundries, and other scrap processors. See Michigan Laws 445.403 Scrap tire hauler: means that term as defined in section 16901 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324. See Michigan Laws 257.1351 Scrap tire processor: means that term as defined in section 16901 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324. See Michigan Laws 257.1351 Script: means a list of commands that a fantasy-contest-related computer program can execute and that is created by a fantasy contest player, or by a third party for a fantasy contest player, to automate processes on a fantasy contest platform. See Michigan Laws 432.502 seal: shall be construed to include any of the following:
(a) The impression of the seal on the paper alone. See Michigan Laws 8.3nSecondary highway: means a state secondary road or county primary road. See Michigan Laws 252.201 Secondary mortgage loan act: means the secondary mortgage loan act, 1981 PA 125, MCL 493. See Michigan Laws 445.1651a Secretary: means the secretary of state acting as director of the fund. See Michigan Laws 257.1102 Security: includes any share of stock, bond, debenture, note or other security issued by a corporation which is registered as to ownership on the books of the corporation. See Michigan Laws 441.101 security breach: means the unauthorized access and acquisition of data that compromises the security or confidentiality of personal information maintained by a person or agency as part of a database of personal information regarding multiple individuals. See Michigan Laws 445.63 Security interest: means any interest in real or personal property that secures payment or performance of an obligation. See Michigan Laws 600.4701 Self-insurer: means either of the following:
(i) An individual employer authorized to carry its own risk. See Michigan Laws 418.601sell: includes any sale, exchange, contract to sell, consignment for sale, shipment for sale, or other disposition. See Michigan Laws 445.102 Seller: means a person that either regularly, sporadically, or on a 1-time basis receives consideration from any other person from the purchase by a scrap metal dealer of scrap metal offered by that seller. See Michigan Laws 445.423 seller: means a person regularly and principally engaged in the business of selling goods or services to retail buyers, but does not include the services of a professional person licensed by the state to perform legal or dental services or medical services as a medical doctor or a doctor of osteopathy. See Michigan Laws 445.852 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 Sequester: To separate. Sometimes juries are sequestered from outside influences during their deliberations. 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: means the collection or remittance, or the right or obligation to collect or remit, for a lender, noteowner, noteholder, mortgage servicer, or the licensee's or registrant's own account of 4 or more installment payments of the principal, interest, or an amount placed in escrow under a mortgage loan, mortgage servicing agreement, or an agreement with the mortgagor. See Michigan Laws 445.1651a Service dealer: means a person that, for compensation, engages or offers to engage in repairing, servicing, or maintaining an appliance. See Michigan Laws 445.832 Service delivery areas: means the administrative entities designated by the governor under the job training partnership act, Public Law 97-300, 96 Stat. See Michigan Laws 409.222 Service mark: means any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof, other than a trade name in its entirety, adopted and used by a person in the sale or advertising of services to identify his or her services and distinguish them from the similar services of others. See Michigan Laws 429.31 Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party. Service provider: means a person, organization, or other entity that receives job training partnership act funds, either directly or indirectly from the governor, for the purpose of providing job training or other related services pursuant to the job training partnership act. See Michigan Laws 421.151 Services: means work, labor, advice, counseling, or instruction if purchased primarily for personal, family, or household use and not for commercial or business use. See Michigan Laws 445.852 Services: means work, labor, and services furnished in connection with the installation or application of goods. See Michigan Laws 445.1102 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. Sexual assault: means any act that violates section 520b, 520c, 520d, 520e, or 520g of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750. See Michigan Laws 408.962 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 Shellfish dealer: means an interstate wholesaler handling shellfish. See Michigan Laws 289.1111 Shopping center: means a minimum area of 3 acres of land on which there is located 1 or more stores or business establishments, and where there is provided a parking area. See Michigan Laws 257.941 Sidewalk: means a paved public sidewalk intended for pedestrian use situated outside of and adjacent to the improved portion of a street or highway designed for vehicular travel. See Michigan Laws 257.1572 Sign: means any outdoor sign, display, device, figure, painting, drawing, message, placard, poster, billboard, or other thing, whether placed individually or on a T-type, V-type, back to back, or double-faced display, that is designed, intended, or used to advertise or inform. See Michigan Laws 252.302 Sign structure: means the assembled components that make up an outdoor advertising display, including, but not limited to, uprights, supports, facings, and trim. See Michigan Laws 252.302 Signed: means autographed by the artist's own hand, and not by means of mechanical or photographic reproduction, after the multiple was produced, whether or not the master was signed. See Michigan Laws 442.351a Silver: means elemental silver having an atomic weight of 107. See Michigan Laws 445.482 Simulator device training: means that part of a driver education course where a driver education instructor uses interactive simulator units and programs to reproduce driving situations likely to occur in actual driving on a street and the student is required to evaluate risk, make decisions, and respond to the situations presented. See Michigan Laws 256.627 Small bingo: means a series of bingo occasions that occur on a regular basis during which the total value of all prizes awarded for bingo games at a single occasion does not exceed $300. See Michigan Laws 432.103a Small raffle: means an event during which the total value of all prizes awarded through raffle drawings does not exceed $500. See Michigan Laws 432.103a Sound recording: means a work that results from the fixation on a material object of a series of musical, spoken, or other sounds regardless of the nature of the material object, such as a disk, tape, or other phono-record, in which the sounds are embodied. See Michigan Laws 445.902 Special bingo: means a single or consecutive series of bingo occasions during which the total value of all prizes awarded for bingo games at a single occasion does not exceed $3,500. See Michigan Laws 432.103a Special transitory food unit: means a temporary food establishment that is licensed to operate throughout the state without the 14-day limits or a mobile food establishment that is not required to return to a commissary. See Michigan Laws 289.1111 Specialty mechanic: means a motor vehicle mechanic who is certified by the department for a specific repair or service category or categories described in section 10(1). See Michigan Laws 257.1302a Spectator: means a person who is present in a roller skating center only for the purpose of observing skating activity, whether recreational or competitive. See Michigan Laws 445.1722 Sports betting: means to operate, conduct, or offer for play wagering conducted under this act on athletic events and other events approved by the board. See Michigan Laws 432.403 sports betting equipment: means any mechanical, electronic, or other device, mechanism, or equipment used in the operation of internet sports betting that directly affects the wagering and results of internet sports betting offered under this act. See Michigan Laws 432.403 Sports betting operator: means a person that is issued a sports betting operator license. See Michigan Laws 432.403 Sports betting operator license: means a license issued by the board to a person to operate, conduct, or offer internet sports betting. See Michigan Laws 432.403 Sports betting supplier: means a person that the board has identified under rules promulgated by the board as requiring a license to provide a sports betting operator goods or services regarding the operation of internet sports betting. See Michigan Laws 432.403 Sports betting supplier license: means a license issued by the board to a sports betting supplier. See Michigan Laws 432.403 Sports betting wagering device: means a mechanical, electrical, or computerized terminal, device, apparatus, or piece of equipment used to place an internet sports betting wager. See Michigan Laws 432.403 Sports governing body: means an organization that prescribes final rules and enforces codes of conduct for an athletic event and the participants in the athletic event. See Michigan Laws 432.403 Standardbred: means a horse registered with the United States Trotting Association that races on designated gaits of pace or trot. See Michigan Laws 431.302 state: means the state of Michigan. See Michigan Laws 254.311 State: means this state or an agency, department, division, bureau, board, commission, council, authority, or other body of this state. See Michigan Laws 423.321 State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Michigan Laws 600.2182 State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Michigan Laws 600.2202 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 and federal laws: means , individually and collectively, 1 or more of the laws or regulations of this state or the federal government which regulate or are applicable to a mortgage loan or a person that is brokering, making, servicing, or collecting a mortgage loan, including, without limitation, the truth in lending act, 15 USC 1601 to 1667f, real estate settlement procedures act of 1974, Public Law 93-533, 88 Stat. See Michigan Laws 445.1632 State civil infraction: means a civil infraction involving either of the following:
(i) A violation of state law that is designated by statute as a state civil infraction. See Michigan Laws 600.113State civil infraction action: means a civil action in which the defendant is alleged to be responsible for a state civil infraction. See Michigan Laws 600.113 State department: means a department created in the executive branch of state government pursuant to section 2 of article V of the state constitution of 1963, or a board, commission, agency, or other unit of state government. See Michigan Laws 409.222 state lottery: means the lottery created pursuant to this act and operated exclusively by or under the exclusive control of the bureau of state lottery. See Michigan Laws 432.3 State project: means new construction, alteration, repair, installation, painting, decorating, completion, demolition, conditioning, reconditioning, or improvement of public buildings, schools, works, bridges, highways, or roads authorized by a contracting agent. See Michigan Laws 408.1101 State registrar: means that term as defined in section 2805 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 445.63 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. Storage: means the keeping of an article by a business, at the request of the person leaving the article, for a period of time as specified in a receipt or other written document. See Michigan Laws 445.1751 Strike: means the concerted failure to report for duty, the willful absence from one's position, the stoppage of work, or the abstinence in whole or in part from the full, faithful, and proper performance of the duties of employment for the purpose of inducing, influencing, or coercing a change in employment conditions, compensation, or the rights, privileges, or obligations of employment. See Michigan Laws 423.201 Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony. Subpoena: means a document, however denominated, issued under authority of a court of record requiring a person to do any of the following:
(i) Attend and give testimony at a deposition. See Michigan Laws 600.2202Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents. subscriber: means a person residing in this state who has residential telephone service. See Michigan Laws 445.111 Substituted proceeds of a crime: means any property obtained or any gain realized by the sale or exchange of proceeds of a crime. See Michigan Laws 600.4701 Summary proceedings: means a civil action to recover possession of premises and to obtain certain ancillary relief as provided by this chapter and by court rules adopted in connection therewith. See Michigan Laws 600.5701 Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system. Supervisor: means a person hired to supervise participants of programs operated under this act. See Michigan Laws 409.222 Supplier: means a person who the board has identified under rules promulgated by the board as requiring a license to provide casino licensees with goods or services regarding the business of a proposed or existing casino or casino enterprise on a regular or continuing basis. See Michigan Laws 432.202 Supplier: means a manufacturer, wholesaler, or distributor of farm and utility tractors and farm and utility equipment, or the attachments to or repair parts for that equipment. See Michigan Laws 445.1452 Supplier: means a person licensed under this act to rent, sell, or lease equipment or to sell charity game or numeral game tickets to qualified organizations licensed under this act. See Michigan Laws 432.103a supplier: means a brewer, micro brewer, an outstate seller of beer, a wine maker, a small wine maker, an outstate seller of wine, a manufacturer of mixed wine drink, an outstate seller of a mixed wine drink, a mixed spirit drink manufacturer, or an outstate seller of mixed spirit drink. See Michigan Laws 436.1105 Suspension: means the temporary withdrawal of a person's certification to engage or offer to engage in activities as a driver education provider or a driver education instructor during the period of suspension. See Michigan Laws 256.627 Sworn declaration: means a declaration in a signed record given under oath. See Michigan Laws 600.2182 Taxicab: means a motor vehicle with a seating capacity of 8 passengers or fewer, including the driver, that is equipped with a roof light and that carries passengers for a fee usually determined by the distance traveled. See Michigan Laws 257.2102 Taxicab carrier: means a person who, either directly or through any device, dispatch system, or arrangement, holds himself or herself out to the public as willing to transport passengers for hire by taxicab. See Michigan Laws 257.2102 Taxicab driver: means an individual who uses a taxicab to provide transportation services to potential passengers. See Michigan Laws 257.2102 Teen driver training: means driver training instruction provided through a segment 1 or segment 2 driver education course that allows an individual 17 years of age or less to apply for a level 1 or level 2 graduated driver license. See Michigan Laws 256.627 Telecommunication provider: means all of the following:
(i) A provider as that term is defined in section 102 of the Michigan telecommunications act, 1991 PA 179, MCL 484. See Michigan Laws 445.65aTelecommunication service: means all of the following:
(i) A service as that term is defined in section 102 of the Michigan telecommunications act, 1991 PA 179, MCL 484. See Michigan Laws 445.65aTelephone solicitation: means any voice communication over a telephone for the purpose of encouraging the recipient of the call to purchase, rent, or invest in goods or services during that telephone call. See Michigan Laws 445.111 Telephone solicitor: means any person doing business in this state who makes or causes to be made a telephone solicitation from within or outside of this state, including, but not limited to, calls made by use of automated dialing and announcing devices or by a live person. See Michigan Laws 445.111 Temporary food establishment: means a food establishment that operates at a fixed location for a temporary period not to exceed 14 consecutive days. See Michigan Laws 289.1111 Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held. Tenancy by the entirety: A type of joint tenancy between husband and wife that is recognized in some States. Neither party can sever the joint tenancy relationship; when a spouse dies, the survivor acquires full title to the property. 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 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. Theory instruction: means that term as defined in 49 C. See Michigan Laws 256.627 Thoroughbred: means a thoroughbred, quarter, paint, Arabian, or other breed horse. See Michigan Laws 431.302 Time balance: means the sum of the principal amount financed and the finance charge. See Michigan Laws 445.1102 Time price differential: means the amount a buyer pays or is required to pay for the privilege of purchasing goods or services in installments over a period of time. See Michigan Laws 445.852 Time sale price: means the cash sale price of goods or services and the amount, if any, included for official fees, the time price differential, and, if a separate identified charge is made, for insurance. See Michigan Laws 445.852 tire wheel or rim: includes a tire wheel or rim on which a tire is mounted. See Michigan Laws 257.1351 To construct: means to acquire through construction, purchase, gift, condemnation, or any combination thereof. See Michigan Laws 254.311 Tobacco product: means any tobacco product sold to the general public and includes, but is not limited to, cigarettes, tobacco snuff, and chewing tobacco. See Michigan Laws 252.302 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. Total price: means the full purchase price of a consumer item, excluding sales tax and container deposit. See Michigan Laws 445.312 Trade name: means a word or group of words used by any person to identify a sole proprietorship, firm, partnership, corporation, association, union, or other organization. See Michigan Laws 429.31 Trade or commerce: means trade or commerce as defined in section 2 of the consumer protection act. See Michigan Laws 445.52 Trade or commerce: means that term as defined in section 2 of the Michigan consumer protection act, 1971 PA 331, MCL 445. See Michigan Laws 445.63 Trade or commerce: means the conduct of a business for profit or not for profit producing or providing goods, commodities, property, or services and includes, without limitation, advertising, franchising, solicitation, offering for sale, lease, or distribution of a service or property, tangible or intangible, real, personal or mixed, or any other article of commerce. See Michigan Laws 445.771 Trade or commerce: means the conduct of a business providing goods, property, or service primarily for personal, family, or household purposes and includes the advertising, solicitation, offering for sale or rent, sale, lease, or distribution of a service or property, tangible or intangible, real, personal, or mixed, or any other article, or a business opportunity. See Michigan Laws 445.902 Trade secret: means information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or process, that is both of the following:
(i) Derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use. See Michigan Laws 445.1902Trademark: means any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof, other than a trade name in its entirety, adopted and used by a person to identify goods made or sold by him or her and to distinguish them from similar goods made or sold by others. See Michigan Laws 429.31 Traffic offense: means a violation of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 600.1060 Traffic offense: means a violation of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 600.1200 Trailway municipal civil infraction: means a municipal civil infraction involving the operation of a vehicle on a recreational trailway at a time, in a place, or in a manner prohibited by ordinance. See Michigan Laws 600.113 Training: means custom-designed training given to prospective employees of new businesses and industries within this state; to employees, prospective employees, or both, of expanding businesses and industries within this state; and to employees, prospective employees, or both, of businesses and industries within this state that possibly would relocate without this training. See Michigan Laws 421.222 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: means a change on the books of a corporation in the registered ownership of a security. See Michigan Laws 441.101 Transfer agent: means a person employed or authorized by a corporation to transfer securities issued by the corporation. See Michigan Laws 441.101 Transient customer: means a person who owns a recreational vehicle, is temporarily traveling through a dealer's area of sales responsibility, and engages the dealer to perform service work on that recreational vehicle. See Michigan Laws 445.1923 Transient merchant: means any person, firm, association, or corporation engaging temporarily in a retail sale of goods, wares, or merchandise, in any place in this state and who, for the purpose of conducting business, occupies any lot, building, room, or structure of any kind. See Michigan Laws 445.371 Transition activities: means those activities in which transition workers may participate to avoid suffering economic harm. See Michigan Laws 408.915 Transition plan: means the community and worker economic transition plan developed under section 7(3)(f) as described in section 9. See Michigan Laws 408.915 Transition-impacted industry: means an industry that is impacted by transition, including all of the following:
(i) Fossil fuel energy workers who have employment tied to the generation, transportation, and refinement of fossil fuel. See Michigan Laws 408.915Transportation network company: means a person operating in this state that uses a digital network to connect transportation network company riders to transportation network company drivers who provide transportation network company prearranged rides. See Michigan Laws 257.2102 Transportation network company driver: means an individual who satisfies all of the following:
(i) Receives connections to potential passengers and related services from a transportation network company in exchange for payment of a fee to the transportation network company. See Michigan Laws 257.2102Transportation network company prearranged ride: means the provision of transportation by a transportation network company driver to a transportation network company rider, beginning when a transportation network company driver accepts a ride requested by a transportation network company rider through a digital network controlled by a transportation network company, continuing while the transportation network company driver transports the requesting transportation network company rider, and ending when the last requesting transportation network company rider departs from the personal vehicle. See Michigan Laws 257.2102 Transportation network company rider: means an individual who uses a transportation network company's digital network to connect with a transportation network company driver who provides a transportation network company prearranged ride to the transportation network company rider in the transportation network company driver's personal vehicle between points chosen by the transportation network company rider. See Michigan Laws 257.2102 Treasurer: means the state treasurer acting as the custodian of the fund. See Michigan Laws 257.1102 Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence. Trial jury: A group of citizens who hear the evidence presented by both sides at trial and determine the facts in dispute. Federal criminal juries consist of 12 persons. Federal civil juries consist of six persons. Tribal unit: includes any subdivision, subsidiary, or business enterprise, wholly owned by an Indian tribe. See Michigan Laws 421.13l Trivision sign: means a sign or sign structure that uses mechanical means to display more than 1 message in sequence. See Michigan Laws 252.302 Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. Source: OCC Trust claims materials: means a final executed proof of claim and all other documents and information related to a claim against an asbestos trust, including claims forms and supplementary materials, affidavits, depositions and trial testimony, work history, and medical and health records, all documents that reflect the status of a claim against an asbestos trust, and, if the trust claim has settled, all documents that relate to the settlement of the trust claim. See Michigan Laws 600.3011 Trust governance documents: means all documents that relate to eligibility and payment levels, including claims payment matrices, trust distribution procedures, and plans for reorganization, for an asbestos trust. See Michigan Laws 600.3011 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 Underemployed: means the individual is working part time or full time, but is receiving wages less than 70% of the lower living standard income level as determined by the United States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics. See Michigan Laws 421.151 Unemployed: means an individual who is without a job and who wants and is available for work. See Michigan Laws 421.151 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 Uninsured motor vehicle: means a motor vehicle as to which there is not in force a liability policy that meets the requirements of section 3009 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500. See Michigan Laws 257.1102 Unit of government: means this state or an agency, instrumentality, political subdivision, or public corporation of this state, including but not limited to municipal corporations, quasi-municipal corporations, and authorities, and including their officials, employees, and agents when acting in their official capacity. See Michigan Laws 445.771 United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o Unsubsidized employment: means employment in the private or public sector which does not result from a direct government payment for all or part of employee wages or benefits in an employment and training program. See Michigan Laws 408.902 Unsworn declaration: means a declaration or other affirmation of truth in a signed record that is not given under oath, but is given under penalty of perjury. See Michigan Laws 600.2182 Unzoned commercial or industrial area: means an area that is within an adjacent area, that is not zoned by state or local law, regulation, or ordinance, that contains 1 or more permanent structures devoted to the industrial or commercial purposes described in subdivision (e), and that extends along the highway a distance of 800 feet beyond each edge of the activity. See Michigan Laws 252.302 Update: means to install vision technology for designated metal, plastic, or glass beverage containers in an existing, new, or replacement reverse vending machine. See Michigan Laws 445.653 Uphold: The decision of an appellate court not to reverse a lower court decision. Usage for demonstration: means usage, not prohibited by an agreement, to demonstrate the function of equipment or inventory to potential customers, but does not include use by a buyer who subsequently rescinds the purchase of the inventory or equipment. See Michigan Laws 445.1452 Usage for rental: means usage by a customer of the dealer, not prohibited by the agreement, under a rental contract or nonfinancing lease. See Michigan Laws 445.1452 used car lot: as used in this act shall be construed to mean any place where used motor vehicles are displayed and offered for sale in the open. See Michigan Laws 445.501 Usury: Charging an illegally high interest rate on a loan. Source: OCC Variable Rate: Having a "variable" rate means that the APR changes from time to time based on fluctuations in an external rate, normally the Prime Rate. This external rate is known as the "index." If the index changes, the variable rate normally changes. Also see Fixed Rate. Vehicle body work: means the business or activity of repairing physical damage to a motor vehicle by repairing, mending, straightening, or replacing a major component part, except for the engine or transmission. See Michigan Laws 257.1302a Vehicle protection product: means a vehicle protection device, system, or service that is installed on or applied to a vehicle and is designed to prevent loss or damage to a vehicle from a specific cause. See Michigan Laws 257.1243 Vending machine: means a self-service device that, upon insertion of a coin, paper currency, token, card, or key, or by manual operation, dispenses unit servings of food in bulk or in packages without the necessity of replenishing the device between each vending operation. See Michigan Laws 289.1111 Vendor: means a person who is not licensed under this act who supplies any goods or services to a casino licensee or supplier licensee. See Michigan Laws 432.202 Vendor: means a person that is not licensed under this act that supplies any goods or services to an internet gaming operator or internet gaming supplier. See Michigan Laws 432.303 Vendor: means a person that is not licensed under this act that supplies any goods or services to a sports betting operator or sports betting supplier. See Michigan Laws 432.403 Vendor: means a person designated by the commission to maintain a do-not-call list under section 1a. See Michigan Laws 445.111 Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried. Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge. Veteran: means an individual who meets both of the following:
(i) Is a veteran as defined in section 1 of 1965 PA 190, MCL 35. See Michigan Laws 600.1200veterans court: means a court adopted or instituted under section 1201 that provides a supervised treatment program for individuals who are veterans and who abuse or are dependent upon any controlled substance or alcohol or suffer from a mental illness. See Michigan Laws 600.1200 Veterinarian: means an individual licensed to practice veterinary medicine under part 188 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 431.302 Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House. 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 600.1099bViolent 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 Violent offender: means an individual who is currently charged with or has pled guilty to 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 an offense that is criminal sexual conduct in any degree. See Michigan Laws 600.1200 Visible: means a sign that has a message that is capable of being seen by an individual of normal visual acuity when traveling in a motor vehicle. See Michigan Laws 252.302 Vision technology: means that term as defined in the reverse vending machine antifraud act. See Michigan Laws 445.633 Vision technology: means a camera or other scanning device that allows a reverse vending machine to determine if beverage containers are returnable containers based on symbols, marks, or other distinguishing characteristics on the beverage containers. See Michigan Laws 445.653 Vital record: means that term as defined in section 2805 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 445.63 Vital record: means that term as defined in section 2805 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 445.82 Voir dire: The process by which judges and lawyers select a petit jury from among those eligible to serve, by questioning them to determine knowledge of the facts of the case and a willingness to decide the case only on the evidence presented in court. "Voir dire" is a phrase meaning "to speak the truth." wage earning capacity: means the wages the employee earns or is capable of earning at a job reasonably available to that employee, whether or not wages are actually earned. See Michigan Laws 418.301 wage earning capacity: means the wages the employee earns or is capable of earning at a job reasonably available to that employee, whether or not actually earned. See Michigan Laws 418.401 Wage loss: means the amount of wages lost due to a disability. See Michigan Laws 418.301 Wage loss: means the amount of wages lost due to a disability. See Michigan Laws 418.401 Wagerer: means a person who plays a gambling game authorized under this act. See Michigan Laws 432.202 Warranted product: means a vehicle protection product covered by a written warranty. See Michigan Laws 257.1243 warrantor: means a person that is contractually obligated to a warranty holder under the terms of a vehicle protection product warranty agreement. See Michigan Laws 257.1243 Warrantor: means a manufacturer or any other person that provides a warranty to the consumer in connection with a new recreational vehicle or parts, accessories, or components of a new recreational vehicle. See Michigan Laws 445.1923 warranty: means a written agreement by a warrantor that provides if a warranted product fails to prevent loss or damage to a vehicle from a specific cause covered by the warranty, the warrantor shall pay the warranty holder specified incidental costs that result from the failure of the warranted product to perform. See Michigan Laws 257.1243 Warranty: means a guarantee given by a motor vehicle repair facility, in writing or by implication, of the merchantability, of the integrity of the subject of a contract, or of the responsibility of the person that makes the warranty for the replacement or repair of defective parts or services, or both, assuring performance, product, or conditions as promised or declared by the person that makes the warranty. See Michigan Laws 257.1302a Warranty holder: means a person who purchases a warranted product or who is a permitted transferee. See Michigan Laws 257.1243 Warranty reimbursement insurance policy: means a policy of insurance that is issued to a vehicle protection product warrantor to provide reimbursement to the warrantor or to pay on behalf of the warrantor all covered contractual obligations incurred by the warrantor under the terms and conditions of an insured vehicle protection product warranty sold by a warrantor. See Michigan Laws 257.1243 Webpage: means a location that has a uniform resource locator or URL with respect to the world wide web or another location that can be accessed on the internet. See Michigan Laws 445.63 Website: means a collection of pages of the world wide web or internet, usually in HTML format, with clickable or hypertext links to enable navigation from 1 page or section to another, that often uses associated graphics files to provide illustration and may contain other clickable or hypertext links. See Michigan Laws 445.82 Willful blindness: means the intentional disregard of objective fact that would lead a reasonable person to conclude that the property was derived from unlawful activity or would be used for an unlawful purpose. See Michigan Laws 600.4701 Window period loan: means a real property loan which was made or assumed during a period beginning on January 5, 1977, and ending on October 15, 1982, other than a real property loan originated by a federal savings and loan association, a federal savings bank, a national bank, or a federally chartered credit union. See Michigan Laws 445.1621 Winnings: means the total cash value of all property or sums including currency, tokens, or instruments of monetary value paid to wagerers as a direct result of wagers placed at or through a gambling game. See Michigan Laws 432.202 Winnings: means the total cash value of all property or sums including currency or instruments of monetary value paid to an authorized participant by an internet gaming operator as a direct result of a winning internet wager. See Michigan Laws 432.303 Winnings: means the total cash value of all property or sums including currency or instruments of monetary value paid to an authorized participant by a sports betting operator as a direct result of a winning sports betting wager. See Michigan Laws 432.403 Within this state: means within the exterior limits of the state of Michigan, and includes the territory within these limits owned by or ceded to the United States of America. See Michigan Laws 445.571 Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act. Writ of certiorari: An order issued by the Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case for which it will hear on appeal. Written: includes any electronic means using the Internet or otherwise authorized under the uniform electronic transactions act, 2000 PA 305, MCL 450. See Michigan Laws 445.1711 Written instrument: means a written or printed agreement, bill of sale, or any other written or printed note or memorandum of the sale or exchange of a work of fine art by an art merchant and includes a written or printed catalog or other prospectus of a forthcoming sale as well as any written or printed corrections or amendments thereof. See Michigan Laws 442.321 Written instrument: means a written agreement, bill of sale, invoice, certificate of authenticity, catalog, or other memorandum describing a multiple which is to be sold or consigned by an art merchant. See Michigan Laws 442.351a Written solicitation: means a postcard or other written notice delivered to a buyer's residence that requests that the buyer contact the seller or seller's agent by telephone to inquire about a good or service, unless the postcard or other written notice concerns a previous purchase or order or specifies the price of the good or service and accurately describes the good or service. See Michigan Laws 445.111