Michigan Administrative Code

R 325.3232 Indexes; availability for inspection. Rule 2. Indexes of marriage, divorce, or death records in the possession of a local registrar shall be made available for inspection by the public at times and places specified by each local registrar. Each local registrar shall, b…

R 325.3233 Lists of vital events. Rule 3. (1) Upon request, the state registrar or a local registrar may prepare a listing of marriages, divorces, or deaths containing any information of the record, except for the mailing or residence address of the registrant or informant and in…

R 325.3234 Vital record documents; public inspection and copying. Rule 4. (1) An original vital record document registered at the office of the state registrar shall not be open to public inspection. (2) Vital record documents on file at the office of a local registrar shall not …

R 325.3235 Vital records; security; procedures. Rule 5. (1) A vital record registered at the office of the state registrar or on file with a local registrar shall be maintained in a locked or secured area when not under the supervision of office personnel. (2) A local registrar s…

R 431.3235 Jockey contracts. Rule 3235. A contract between an owner or trainer and an employee jockey is subject to the rules of racing. All riding contracts for terms longer than 30 days, as well as any amendments thereto or cancellation or transfer thereof, shall be in writing …

R 431.3245 Calls and engagements. Rule 3245. (1) Any jockey who is not prohibited by prior contract may agree to give first or second call on his or her racing-riding services to any owner or trainer. Such Page 72 Courtesy of Michigan Administrative Rules agreements, if for terms…

R 431.3250 Jockeys' room; reporting. Rule 3250. (1) A jockey who has engagements to ride shall, upon entering the grounds, report directly to the scale room at the time designated by the clerk of scales. After making weight, a jockey shall not leave the jockeys' room, except to r…

R 325.3251 Definitions. Rule 1. (1) As used in these rules: (a) "Addended record" means a replacement record containing the information as recorded on the registered record plus information added as an addendum to the record pursuant to section 2872 of the code, MCL 333.2872. (b)…

R 325.3252 Certified copies of replacement records; requirements. Rule 2. (1) A certified copy of an addended record must show all the following on its face: (a) The information from the registered record. (b) The addended information. (c) The basis for the addendum. (2) A certif…

R 325.3253 Basis for preparing replacement records. Rule 3. To protect the integrity and accuracy of the system of vital statistics, a certificate or record registered under section 2821, 2827, 2829, 2834, 2841, or 2846 of the code, MCL 333.2821, 333.2827, 333.2829, 333.2834, 333…

R 325.3254 Replacement record request; content of application. Rule 4. (1) Unless otherwise specified in these rules or statute, all requests for changes to vital records documents must be made on an application to correct a vital record document as prescribed by the state regist…

R 431.3255 Jockeys' room custodian; duties. Rule 3255. (1) It is the duty of the association, through the services of the jockeys' room custodian, to assure that order, decorum, and cleanliness are maintained in the jockeys' and scale rooms. (2) The custodian shall assist the cle…

R 325.3256 Supporting evidence; erasures, alterations, or changes. Rule 6. Documents submitted in support of a request to correct a vital record document which contain signs of erasure, alterations, or changes to the pertinent information shall not be accepted. History: 1981 AACS…

R 325.3257 Changes initiated by the state registrar. Rule 7. (1) The state registrar may make changes to items on a registered record for the purpose of making all items on the record consistent with the known facts. (2) The state registrar may make changes to a registered record…

R 325.3259 Amendment of amended or court-established records. Rule 9. (1) Items on a record previously amended under these rules must not be amended again by the state registrar, unless it can be documented that the amendment was made in error by the office of the state registrar…

R 431.3260 Racing and safety equipment. Rule 3260. ( 1) Any person mounted on a horse or stable pony on the grounds must wear a properly secured safety helmet at all times. Additionally, all members of the starting gate crew must adhere to this rule at all times while performing …

R 325.3260 Retention of previous amendment notations. Rule 10. Notations of amendments to items changed by the preparation of a replacement record shall be retained and shall appear on the subsequent preparation of a replacement record, unless the replacement record is prepared p…

R 325.3261 Rescission of replacement records. Rule 11. (1) If the state registrar becomes aware that a replacement record is invalid or that the evidence received in support of the preparation of the replacement record is false or invalid, the replacement record must be rescinded…

R 325.3263 Preparation of replacement records. Rule 13. (1) The department shall prepare a new record as a replacement for a registered record when the state registrar receives any of the following: (a) Documents described in sections 2831 and 2872 of the code, MCL 333.2831 and 3…

R 431.3265 Wagering; attire; film review. Rule 3265. (1) A jockey shall not place a wager, cause the placement of a wager placed on his or her behalf, or accept any ticket or winnings from a wager on any race, except on his or her own mount and except through the owner or trainer…

R 325.3265 Replacement records; form. Rule 15. (1) A replacement record shall be on a form that conforms as closely as possible to the form in use at the time the replacement record is prepared. (2) A record prepared pursuant to an adoption shall conform as closely as possible to…

R 325.3266 Requests for changes to vital records documents; eligible persons. Rule 16. (1) A change to a registered birth record may be requested by any of the following: (a) The parents named on the record. (b) A parent not named on the record who can establish that that individ…

R 325.3267 Correction of vital record information; evidence required. Rule 17. (1) Before the sixth birthday of the registrant, documentary evidence is not required to correct the spelling of the registrant's first or middle name on a registered birth record if the request is mad…

R 431.3270 Jockey fees. Rule 3270. (1) A dispute as to whether or not the jockey has earned his or her fee after he or she has weighed out for the race must be determined by the stewards according to the circumstances in each case. (2) When a jockey weighs out and does not ride i…

R 325.3271 Definitions. Rule 1. (1) As used in these rules: (a) "Clinic" means a place where hearing screening is done, such as a school, a nursery, or a local health department facility. (b) "Code" means 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.1101 et seq. (c) "Screening" means the overall procedu…

R 325.3272 Hearing screening. Rule 2. (1) Hearing screening for children who are 3 years old or older shall include audiometric tests. (2) The procedures used in hearing screening shall be approved by the department. History: 1981 AACS; 2004 AACS. R 325.3273 Hearing screening and…

R 431.3275 Jockey agents; restrictions. Rule 3275. (1) Jockeys may make their own engagements or the engagements may be made by a licensed jockey agent or contract employer. A jockey agent may act for 2 jockeys and 1 apprentice jockey. (2) A jockey agent shall not be allowed in t…

R 325.3275 Follow-up notices. Rule 5. The statement required by section 9305 of the code shall be a written statement that an ear examination by a physician is required. The statement shall be given or sent to the parent or guardian of the child. History: 1981 AACS; 2004 AACS.

R 325.3276 Reporting results of hearing screening. Rule 6. A local health department shall report to the department the status of hearing screening within its jurisdiction. The report shall be made on a form provided by the department. History: 1981 AACS; 2004 AACS.

R 431.3280 Fulfilling engagements. Rule 3280. Every jockey shall fulfill his or her scheduled riding engagements, unless excused by the stewards. A jockey shall not be forced to ride a horse he or she believes to be unsafe, but if the stewards find that a jockey's refusal to fulf…

R 431.3285 Temporary suspensions. Rule 3285. The stewards, in their discretion, may permit a suspended jockey to fulfill, on the 2 days following the issuance of the suspension, all engagements made for the 2 days before the suspension. History: 1985 AACS.

R 431.3290 Paddock to post. Rule 3290. (1) A horse shall not start unless the trainer and the owner are licensed by the executive director. A trainer who is absent from his or her stable or from the grounds where his or her horses are racing for more than 2 consecutive racing day…

R 431.3295 Disqualification. Rule 3295. (1) A leading horse is entitled to any part of the race course, but if any horse swerves or is ridden to either side so as to interfere with or impede another horse, it is a foul and the horse may be disqualified at the discretion of the st…

R 460.3301 Metered measurement of electricity required; exceptions. Rule 301. (1) All electricity that is sold by an electric utility or cooperative must be on the basis of meter measurement, except where the consumption can be readily computed or except as provided for in the el…

R 431.3301 Jockey's best effort to win and diligence in riding. Rule 3301. (1) A jockey shall give his or her best effort to win in all races in which he or she participates and shall exercise due diligence in riding a race. If, in the opinion of the stewards, a jockey does not p…

R 29.3301 Meetings and hearings; procedure. Rule 301. (1) A regular board meeting shall be scheduled for the third Wednesday of the month and may continue through the following day. (2) After the chairperson has called a regular meeting to order, he or she shall authorize the pre…

R 205.3301 Answer. Rule 301. (1) After service of a copy of the petition, the respondent shall have 21 days within which to file an answer to the petition. The answer shall fully and completely inform the petitioner and the commissioner of the nature of the defense. It shall cont…

R 205.3302 General rules of pleading; late filing of pleadings. Rule 302. (1) R 205.3208, R 205.3303, and R 205.3304 regarding the form, captioning, and signing of a petition apply to all motions, affidavits, and other papers provided for by these rules. However, an affidavit sha…

R 281.3302 Personal flotation devices and water light. Rule 302. (1) The owner of a vessel, except for an open boat, shall provide 1 coast guard-approved type I personal flotation device of a proper size, for each person, including the crew, to be carried onboard. Each device sha…

R 281.3303 Anchor and anchor line. Rule 303. (1) A vessel shall be equipped with 1 anchor of a suitable size and type. (2) A vessel operating on inland lakes shall be equipped with not less than 75 feet of suitable anchor line which is readily available onboard the vessel. (3) A …

R 460.3303 Meter reading data. Rule 303. The meter reading data must include all of the following information: (a) A suitable designation identifying the customer. (b) An identifying number and description of the meter. (c) Meter readings or, if an electric utility or cooperative…

R 29.3303 Procedures; executive secretary. Rule 303. (1) The executive secretary shall continually analyze the organization, operation, and procedure of the board and, when necessary, shall recommend appropriate changes. (2) The executive secretary is responsible for the manageme…

R 205.3303 Names of parties. Rule 303. (1) In a petition, the caption shall include the names of all parties. In other papers, it is sufficient to state the name of the first party on each side, with an appropriate indication of other parties, such as "et al." (2) If the petition…

R 205.3304 Signature. Rule 304. The written signature, whether of the representative or of the petitioner, shall be in individual form and not in the firm name, except that if the petitioner is a corporation, the written signature shall be by an active officer of the corporation,…

R 460.3304 Meter data management system. Rule 304. A meter data management system that takes data from recording meters must indicate all of the following meter information: (a) The date of the record. (b) The equipment numbers. (c) A suitable designation identifying the customer…

R 431.3305 Scheduling of races for Michigan-bred horses. Rule 3305. (1) At least 1 race for Michigan-bred horses shall be scheduled on each full thoroughbred program. (2) Entries may be accepted from non-Michigan-bred horses into the race for Michigan-bred horses creating a pool …

R 460.3305 Meter multiplier. Rule 305. If it is necessary to apply a multiplier to the meter registration, then the multiplier must be displayed on the meter. History: 1983 AACS; 1996 AACS; 2023 MR 7, Eff. April 10, 2023. R 460.3306 Rescinded. History: 1983 AACS; 1996 AACS; 2008 …