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Michigan Statutes, Title 16

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Title 16, EXECUTIVE ORGANIZATION

13 chapters · 196 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 16196 Ch 380-of-1965, EXECUTIVE ORGANIZATION ACT OF 1965176 Ch 195-of-1972, INDIAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION7 Ch 240-of-1970, COMMODITIES SURPLUS FOOD DISTRIBUTION5 Ch E.R.O. No. 1980-1, EXECUTIVE REORGANIZATION ORDER1 Ch E.R.O. No. 1999-6, EXECUTIVE REORGANIZATION ORDER1 Ch E.R.O. No. 2021-1, EXECUTIVE REORGANIZATION ORDER1 Ch E.R.O. No. 2024-1, EXECUTIVE REORGANIZATION ORDER1 Ch E.R.O. No. 2024-2, EXECUTIVE REORGANIZATION ORDER1 Ch E.R.O. No. 2025-2, EXECUTIVE REORGANIZATION ORDER1 Ch 17-of-1964, PERSONS TO SERVE IN PLACE OF STATE O…1 Ch E.R.O. No. 2007-11, EXECUTIVE REORGANIZATION ORDER1

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.101 Short title.
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Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Executive organization act of 1965."
Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.102 Head of department defined.
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Sec. 2. Whenever the term "head of the department" is used it shall mean the head of one of the principal departments created by this act.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.103 Types of transfers; continuation of agencies not enumerated.
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Sec. 3. (a) Under this act, a type I transfer means the transferring intact of an existing department, board, commission or agency to a principal department established by this act. When any board, commission, or other agency is transferred to a principal department under a type …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.104 Principal departments.
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Sec. 4. Except as otherwise provided by this act, or the state constitution, all executive and administrative powers, duties, and functions, excepting those of the legislature and the judiciary, previously vested by law in the several state departments, commissions, boards, offic…

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.105 Principal department with commission head; delegation of powers and duties.

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Sec. 5. When a principal department is headed by a commission, it may delegate such duties, powers and authority to the director of the department as it deems necessary to fulfill the duties and obligations of the commission.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.106 Deputy department heads; powers and duties.

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Sec. 6. Deputy department heads shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the head of the principal department may prescribe. Except when the head of a department is a commission, deputy department heads shall act for, and exercise the powers of, the head of the princ…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.107 Internal organization of principal departments; executive allocation and reallocation of duties and functions; limitations; transfer of type II or type III agencies; administration; rules.

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Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided by law or within this act, the head of each principal department with the approval of the governor is authorized to establish the internal organization of his department and allocate and reallocate duties and functions to promote economic and effici…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.108 Compensation; heads of principal departments; directors; commissions; boards; exclusive employment.

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Sec. 8. (a) Heads of principal departments, commissions or boards, principal executive officers of departments, commissions and boards shall receive compensation prescribed by law. (b) Directors of departments, commissions, boards and directors of departments, boards and commissi…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.109 Rules and regulations; promulgation.

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Sec. 9. The head of each principal department, and those commissions, boards and agencies granted a type I transfer may promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the functions now or hereafter vested in them in accordance with the provisions of Act No…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.110 Powers and duties of governor continued.

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Sec. 10. All powers, duties and functions vested in the office of governor are continued, except as otherwise provided by this act.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.111 Special commissions.

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Sec. 11. Special commissions created under Act No. 195 of the Public Acts of 1931, being sections 10.51 to 10.57 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, are units of the executive office of governor.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.113 Department of economic expansion; transfer to executive office of governor; personnel.

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Sec. 13. The powers, duties and functions of the department of economic expansion, created by Act No. 116 of the Public Acts of 1963, enumerated in section 125.1204 (h), (i) and (j) of the Compiled Laws of 1948, as amended, are transferred to the executive office of the governor.…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.125 Department of state; creation.

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Sec. 25. There is hereby created a department of state.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.126 Head of department of state.

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Sec. 26. The head of the department of state is the secretary of state.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.127 Secretary of state; transfer of powers and duties.

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Sec. 27. Except as otherwise provided in the constitution or in this act, all powers, duties and functions vested by law in the secretary of state are transferred by a type I transfer to the department of state.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.128 Board of state canvassers; transfer.

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Sec. 28. The board of state canvassers created under article 2, section 7 of the state constitution, is transferred by a type I transfer to the department of state.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.129 License appeals board; transfer.

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Sec. 29. The license appeals board created under sections 322 and 423 of Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, as amended, being sections 257.322 and 257.323 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is transferred by a type I transfer to the department of state.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.130 Michigan historical commission; transfer.

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Sec. 30. The Michigan historical commission created under Act No. 271 of the Public Acts of 1913, as amended, being sections 399.1 to 399.9 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is transferred by a type II transfer to the department of state.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.131 Highway reciprocity board; transfer.

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Sec. 31. The highway reciprocity board created under Act No. 124 of the Public Acts of 1960, being sections 3.161 to 3.177 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is transferred by a type II transfer to the department of state.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.132 Commission on legislative apportionment; transfer.

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Sec. 32. The commission on legislative apportionment created under article 4, section 6 of the state constitution, is transferred by a type I transfer to the department of state.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.133 Notaries public; powers; duties and functions of governor; delegation to department.

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Sec. 33. All or any portion of the powers, duties and functions of governor under section 107 of chapter 14 of the Revised Statutes of 1846, as amended, being section 55.107 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, relating to notaries public, may be delegated by executive order to the depa…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.134 Executive orders; filing; submission to legislature; publication; modification and repeal.

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Sec. 34. (1) Whenever the governor issues an executive order pertaining to organization of the executive branch, it shall be filed with the department of state in the same manner as required by law for the filing of public acts of this state. Copies of each such executive order s…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.150 Department of attorney general; creation.

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Sec. 50. There is hereby created a department of the attorney general.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.151 Head of department of attorney general.

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Sec. 51. The head of the department of the attorney general is the attorney general.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.152 Attorney general; transfer of powers and duties to department.

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Sec. 52. Except as otherwise provided in the constitution or by this act, all powers, duties and functions of the attorney general are transferred by a type I transfer to the department of the attorney general.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.153 Board of commissioners for promotion of uniformity of legislation; transfer.

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Sec. 53. The board of commissioners for the promotion of uniformity of legislation in the United States created under Act No. 196 of the Public Acts of 1909, being sections 8.51 to 8.55 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is transferred by a type I transfer to the department of the att…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.154 Public solicitation for charitable purposes; transfer of powers, duties, and functions to department of attorney general.

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Sec. 54. All powers, duties and functions of the state social welfare commission and the state department of social welfare under the provisions of Act No. 68 of the Public Acts of 1915, as amended, being sections 400.301 to 400.304 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, relating to solic…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.175 Department of treasury; creation.

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Sec. 75. There is hereby created a department of treasury.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.176 Head of department of treasury.

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Sec. 76. The head of the department of treasury is the state treasurer.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.177 State treasurer; transfer of powers and duties to department.

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Sec. 77. Except as otherwise provided in this act, all powers, duties and functions vested by law in the state treasurer are transferred by a type I transfer to the department of treasury.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.179 Elected auditor general; transfer of powers, duties, and functions relating to property taxation.

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Sec. 79. All powers, duties and functions of the elected auditor general relating to property taxation created under Act No. 206 of the Public Acts of 1893, as amended, being sections 211.1 to 211.157 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, are transferred by a type II transfer to the depa…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.180 Elected auditor general; transfer of powers, duties, and functions relating to uniform system of accounts.

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Sec. 80. All powers, duties and functions of the elected auditor general relating to uniform system of accounts for county offices and examination thereof, created under Act No. 71 of the Public Acts of 1919, as amended, being sections 21.41 to 21.53 of the Compiled Laws of 1948,…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.181 Elected auditor general; transfer of powers, duties, and functions relating to plats.

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Sec. 81. All powers, duties and functions of the elected auditor general created under the provisions of Act No. 172 of the Public Acts of 1929, as amended, being sections 560.1 to 560.80 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, relating to plats, are transferred by a type II transfer to th…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.182 Elected auditor general; transfer of other powers, duties, and functions; abolition of office.

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Sec. 82. All powers, duties and functions of the auditor general elected under the Constitution of 1908, excepting those reassigned by sections 79, 80 and 81 of this act and those granted to the auditor general appointed under article 4, section 53 of the Constitution of 1963, ar…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.183 Department of revenue; transfer to department; department head.

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Sec. 83. The department of revenue of the state of Michigan created under Act No. 122 of the Public Acts of 1941, as amended, being sections 205.1 to 205.17 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is transferred by a type I transfer to the department of treasury, and the head of the depart…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.184 State tax commission; transfer.

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Sec. 84. The state tax commission created under Act No. 360 of the Public Acts of 1927, as amended, being sections 209.101 to 209.107 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is transferred by a type I transfer to the department of treasury.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.185 State board of assessors; transfer.

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Sec. 85. The state board of assessors created under section 1 of Act No. 282 of the Public Acts of 1905, as amended, being section 207.1 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is transferred by a type II transfer to the state tax commission.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.186 State board of equalization; abolition; transfer of powers, duties, and functions.

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Sec. 86. The state board of equalization created under section 1 of Act No. 44 of the Public Acts of 1911, as amended, being section 209.1 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is transferred by a type III transfer to the state tax commission, and the state board of equalization is aboli…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.187 State board of tax appeals; transfer.

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Sec. 87. The state board of tax appeals created under section 8 of Act No. 122 of the Public Acts of 1941, being section 205.8 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is transferred by a type I transfer to the department of treasury.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.189 Corporation franchise fee appeal board; transfer.

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Sec. 89. The corporation franchise fee appeal board created under sections 9 and 10 of Act No. 85 of the Public Acts of 1921, as amended, being sections 450.309 and 450.310 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is transferred by a type I transfer to the department of treasury.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.190 Michigan corporation and securities commission; transfer of powers, duties, and functions.

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Sec. 90. Except as otherwise provided in sections 235, 236, 237, 328 and 330 of this act, all powers, duties and functions formerly vested in the Michigan corporation and securities commission are transferred to the department of treasury.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.191 Investment functions transferred; powers and duties of state treasurer; reports; creation and composition of investment advisory committee; appointment, terms, and compensation of members; meetings; powers and duties of committee; investment consultants.

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Sec. 91. The investment functions of the boards named in section 106(a), (c), (d), (e), and (f) are transferred to the department of treasury. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other act, the state treasurer shall invest, reinvest, assign, reassign, sell, transfer, and manage…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.225 Department of military affairs; creation.

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Sec. 125. There is hereby created a department of military affairs.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.226 Head of department of military affairs.

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Sec. 126. The head of the department of military affairs shall be appointed by the governor and serve at the pleasure of the governor. Any other provision of the law to the contrary notwithstanding, the adjutant general of the state of Michigan may be appointed to and serve as th…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.227 Military establishment and state military board; transfer.

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Sec. 127. The military establishment and the state military board created under Act No. 84 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, being sections 32.1 to 32.85 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, are transferred by a type I transfer to the department of military affairs.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.228 Naval militia and state naval board; transfer.

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Sec. 128. The naval militia and the state naval board created under Act No. 184 of the Public Acts of 1893, as amended, being sections 33.1 to 33.38 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, are transferred by a type I transfer to the department of military affairs.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.229 Grand Rapids home for veterans; D.J. Jacobetti home for veterans.

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Sec. 129. Beginning on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, the Michigan veterans' facility at Grand Rapids, created by Act No. 152 of the Public Acts of 1885, being sections 36.1 to 36.12 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, shall be known as the Grand Rap…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.250 Department of state police; creation.

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Sec. 150. There is hereby created a department of state police.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.251 Head of department of state police.

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Sec. 151. The head of the department of state police is the director of the department of state police.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.252 Director of department of state police; appointment.

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Sec. 152. The director of the department of state police shall be appointed by the governor and serve at the pleasure of the governor.