Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapters 701-713 > Act 288 of 1939 > Chapter XII - Safe Delivery of Newborns

• 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.
• Authority: means the Michigan export development authority created by section 3. See Michigan Laws 447.152
• Bequest: Property gifted by will.
• Board: means the board of directors of the authority established by section 4. See Michigan Laws 447.152
• Child placing agency: means that term as defined in section 1 of 1973 PA 116, MCL 722. See Michigan Laws 712.1
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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.
• Court: means the family division of circuit court. See Michigan Laws 712.1
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Department: means the department of human services. See Michigan Laws 712.1
• Devise: To gift property by will.
• Domestic violence: means that term as defined in section 1 of 1978 PA 389, MCL 400. See Michigan Laws 712.1
• Eligible export loan: means a loan by a participating financial institution located within this state the proceeds of which are restricted to the financing of eligible export transactions. See Michigan Laws 447.152
• Emergency service provider: means a uniformed or otherwise identified employee or contractor of a fire department, hospital, or police station when that individual is inside the premises and on duty. See Michigan Laws 712.1
• 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.
• Export insurance: means insurance made available by the authority to protect an exporter against a foreign buyer's failure to pay for goods or services for political or commercial reasons. See Michigan Laws 447.152
• Fire department: means an organized fire department as that term is defined in section 1 of the fire prevention code, 1941 PA 207, MCL 29. See Michigan Laws 712.1
• 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}
• 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}
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Grant: means an amount of money provided by the authority to a nonprofit organization. See Michigan Laws 447.152
• Gross negligence: means conduct so reckless as to demonstrate a substantial lack of concern for whether an injury results. See Michigan Laws 712.1
• Guarantee: means a guarantee against loss, in whole or in part, of principal of and interest on an eligible export loan. See Michigan Laws 447.152
• Guarantee amount: means the maximum amount payable under a guarantee which amount shall be specifically set forth in writing at the time the guarantee is entered into by the authority. See Michigan Laws 447.152
• Hospital: means a hospital that is licensed under article 17 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 712.1
• 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
• 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.
• Lawyer-guardian ad litem: means an attorney appointed under section 2 of this chapter. See Michigan Laws 712.1
• 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}
• Majority leader: see Floor Leaders
• 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}
• Newborn: means a child who a physician reasonably believes to be not more than 72 hours old. See Michigan Laws 712.1
• 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
• Participating financial institution: means a bank as defined by the banking code of 1999, 1999 PA 276, MCL 487. See Michigan Laws 447.152
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Police station: means that term as defined in section 43 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 712.1
• Preplacement assessment: means an assessment of a prospective adoptive parent as described in section 23f of chapter X. See Michigan Laws 712.1
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• 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
• Surrender: means to leave a newborn with an emergency service provider without expressing an intent to return for the newborn. See Michigan Laws 712.1
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o