Michigan Administrative Code

R 500.855 Separate accounts; assets. Rule 15. The insurer shall maintain, in each variable life insurance separate account, assets with a fair market value at least equal to the greater of the valuation reserves for the variable portion of the variable life insurance policies or …

R 460.856 Availability of records. Rule 6. All records required by these rules shall be kept in files within the boundaries of the state, at the offices of the producer or transmitter responsible for such records, and shall be available at all reasonable times for examination by …

R 500.856 Separate accounts; investments. Rule 16. All of the following provisions apply to investments of separate accounts of variable life insurance: (a) A sale, exchange, or other transfer of assets shall not be made by an insurer or any of its affiliates between any of its s…

R 460.857 Waste prohibited and defined. Rule 7. (1) Natural gas shall not be produced, transmitted or distributed in the state of Michigan in such manner and under such conditions as to constitute waste. (2) The term "waste" as used in these rules in addition to its ordinary mean…

R 257.857 Written notice. Rule 7. A person who is affected by an action under these rules shall be given written notice of that action by first-class mail. Notice shall be sent to the person at his or her mailing address currently on file with the department or shall be personall…

R 500.857 Separate accounts; limitations on ownership of securities. Rule 17. The following apply to limitations on ownership by a separate account for variable life insurance: (a) A variable life insurance separate account shall not purchase or otherwise acquire the securities o…

R 500.858 Separate accounts; valuation of assets. Rule 18. The following apply to valuation of assets of a separate account for variable life insurance: (a) Investments of the separate account shall be valued at their market value on the date of valuation. Market value for invest…

R 460.858 Fire prevention and control. Rule 8. The commission recognizes that practically all gas well fires occurring after wells have been placed on production are due to improper wellhead design or carelessness and the attention of well owners and operators is particularly dir…

R 460.859 Wellhead heaters. Rule 9. Heaters for preventing freezing in wellhead connections shall be installed or reinstalled for service at the beginning of each winter, only after wellhead connections are checked for leakage, and after any leakages have been repaired and stoppe…

R 500.859 Separate accounts; material change in investment policy. Rule 19. (1) The investment policies of a separate account for variable life insurance operated by insurers authorized under R 500.843 shall not be changed without first filing such change with the insurance commi…

R 500.860 Separate accounts; allowable charges. Rule 20. The insurer shall disclose, in writing, before or at the time of delivery of the policy, all charges that may be made against the variable life insurance separate account, including, but not limited to, all of the following…

R 460.860 Wellhead fittings. Rule 10. (1) Wellhead connections shall be designed and installed in accordance with principles of design and installation illustrated on plate 1A, appendix A, unless specific approval is secured in writing from the chief engineer. (2) Master or contr…

R 460.861 Determination of well capacity. Rule 11. (1) The producing or open flow capacities of wells to be used as a basis for proration shall be determined by the commission at its discretion, when necessary for the practical, equitable and economical operation of wells, pools …

R 500.861 Standards of conduct and conflicts of interest. Rule 21. The following apply to standards of conduct and conflict of interest: (a) Every insurer seeking approval to enter into the variable life insurance business in this state, shall adopt by formal action of its board …

R 460.862 Well meters. Rule 12. (1) No gas shall be withdrawn from wells for transportation or sale, nor for any other regular and extended uses, except for fuel for drilling on the same lease, or for use for domestic purposes by lessors (as usually specified in oil and gas lease…

R 460.863 Unmetered gas. Rule 13. Lessors of lands who are using unmetered gas from wells located on their lands for domestic fuel in their principal houses or dwellings, and well operators or owners who are using unmetered gas from their wells for fuel for drilling on the same l…

R 500.863 Information required to be delivered to policy applicant. Rule 23. The requirements of this rule shall be deemed to have been satisfied by the delivery to the applicant of a prospectus included in a registration statement which satisfies the requirements of the securiti…

R 460.864 Permit for well connection. Rule 14. (1) The operator of each well shall, before gas is produced from such well, make application to the commission on form provided therefor, (form 15A, appendix A) for permission to sell gas from such well: provided, that application an…

R 500.864 Policy application. Rule 24. The application for a variable life insurance policy shall contain all of the following statements and questions: Page 30 Courtesy of www.michigan.gov/orr (a) A prominent statement that the death benefit may be variable or fixed under specif…

R 460.865 Taking of gas. Rule 15. (1) Maximum withdrawal: (a) General. The maximum withdrawal during any 12 months' period from any gas well shall average on a daily basis not more than 17 1/2% of the current approved absolute daily open flow capacity of such well, such withdrawa…

R 500.865 Reports to policyholders. Rule 25. Any insurer delivering or issuing for delivery in this state any variable life insurance policies shall mail to each variable life insurance policyholder, at his or her last known address, all of the following statements, notice, repor…

R 500.866 Qualification of agents for the sale of variable life insurance. Rule 26. The following apply to qualifications of agents for the sale of variable life insurance: (a) No person shall sell or offer for sale in this state any variable life insurance policy unless such per…

R 460.866 Production reports. Rule 16. (1) Every operator of 1 or more gas wells shall file with the commission, on or before the twenty-fifth day of each month, producer's monthly report (form no. 18A or 18B, appendix A) giving full information as to production of gas from each …

R 460.867 Pumps or compressors. Rule 17. No gas well, pool or field shall be placed under vacuum by the use of compressors, pumps or other devices except with the approval of the commission. If and when the placing of a vacuum in any well, pool or field is planned, application fo…

R 460.868 Approval for pipe line project. Rule 18. (1) Every transmitter shall file with the commission an application (see form 19A, appendix A), setting forth the necessity and practicability of such proposed transmission line or lines; and the commission shall, if its study of…

R 460.869 Requirements before transmitter may connect to gas wells. Rule 19. Transmitters shall not connect with any gas well until a temporary or standard well connection permit has been issued by the commission. (This permit is not required for connecting lines exclusively for …

R 460.870 Maximum taking of gas. Rule 20. The transmitters in any field shall not at any time take gas from such field in greater total amounts than the sum of the withdrawal allowances of all connected individual wells as determined by R 460.865(1). History: 1979 AC.

R 460.871 Proration among pipe lines and fields. Rule 21. The allowable rates of withdrawal of gas for purposes of proration among producers and among several purchasers, transmitters or pipe lines from the same field, and the prorating of withdrawals among several fields shall b…

R 460.872 Discrimination. Rule 22. (1) Common purchasers and common carriers are expressly prohibited from discrimination in amount of gas taken, price paid for or rates charged for like grades of natural gas or facilities as between producers or persons; and if a common purchase…

R 408.872 Emergency applications for permits to operate. Rule 72. When an owner or operator has not previously intended to operate a ride in this state and has not made application for a permit to operate, the owner or operator, after confirming a booking in this state, shall not…

R 408.873 Inspection and authorization to operate individual rides. Rule 73. No person shall operate a ride unless it has been inspected and an authorization to operate has been issued to that person by the department. However, a ride inspected and covered by a valid authorizatio…

R 460.873 Patrolling and supervision. Rule 23. It shall be the duty of all transmitters to closely supervise the operation of all their lines to the end that leakage may be kept at the lowest practical minimum. This shall include regular patrolling by competent employees and prom…

R 460.874 Transmitter's or purchaser's reports and records. Rule 24. (1) Every common purchaser, common carrier or transmitter of natural gas shall file with the commission on or before the twenty-fifth day of each month, for the last preceding month, gas transmitters monthly rep…

R 408.874 Daily inspection. Rule 74. A ride must be inspected and tested on each day it is intended to be used. This inspection must be made by an individual commissioned to perform such inspections by the director. Daily inspection and performance tests must be performed and rec…

R 460.875 Filing of rates, contracts, and regulations. Rule 25. (1) Complete rate schedules, and rules and regulations governing each common purchaser's or common carrier's relations with its producers and distributors, shall be filed in compliance with commission order D-3096, o…

R 408.897 Remote idle system. Rule 97. (1) Effective May 1, 2000, each go-kart must be equipped with a receiver for a remote idle system. A go-kart ride attendant shall control the remote idle system. (2) If the remote idle system becomes inoperable and requires repair, then the …

R 408.898 Signs and safety warnings; requirements. Rule 98. (1) An owner/operator shall display legible signs at all locations required in section 19 (1) of the act, as follows: (a) Signs shall be a minimum size of 18 inches by 24 inches, with the size of printed lettering in pro…

R 390.901 Definitions. Rule 1. (1) As used in these rules: (a) "Act" means the Michigan nursing scholarship act, 2002 PA 591, MCL 390.1181 to 390.1189. (b) "Eligible costs" means that term as defined in section 2 of the Michigan nursing scholarship act and includes any other stud…

R 168.901 Definitions. Rule 1. (1) As used in these rules: (a) “Act” means the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992. (b) “Change the result of the election” means either the candidate who lost the election and is requesting the recount would be elected or the …

R 205.901 Nature of appeal. Rule 1. Appeals to the commissioner of revenue are limited to: (a) A final determination of the board of review on a final assessment, denial in whole or part of a claim for refund, or a special ruling. (b) Adoption of a rule or regulation by the admin…

R 324.901 Notification of intention to abandon and plug well. Rule 901. A person shall not begin the plugging of a well until the permittee of a well has notified the supervisor or authorized representative of the supervisor of his or her intention to abandon the well and has rec…

R 445.901 Enumeration of deceptive or fraudulent practices. Rule 901. Deceptive or fraudulent practices committed, directly or indirectly, in connection with the offer, sale, or purchase of a franchise include, but are not limited to, the following practices: (a) Misrepresentatio…

R 559.902 Format. Rule 902. (1) The disclosure statement shall be prepared in pamphlet form or in any similar form in which the pages are securely fastened together. Any typing, printing, or duplication process may be employed if it produces clear and legible copies. (2) The item…

R 168.902 Security arrangements. Rule 2. (1) On the filing of a petition for recount, the board of state canvassers shall make arrangements with law enforcement to provide for security of the recount staff and all ballots, ballot containers, and electronic voting systems used in …

R 205.902 Time and place of appeal. Rule 2. The appeal, in form and content as provided in R 205.905, shall be filed with the commissioner of revenue at his offices in Lansing, Michigan, not later than 30 days after notice of the final determination of the board of review or the …

R 324.902 Plugging instructions; methods and materials. Rule 902. (1) The supervisor or authorized representative of the supervisor shall issue plugging instructions after receipt of notification pursuant to R 324.901. The plugging instructions shall specify all of the following …

R 324.903 Commencement of plugging operations. Rule 903. (1) A permittee of a well shall commence plugging operations within 90 days after drilling completion or well completion as a dry hole, when the well has not economically produced or has not been utilized for its permitted …