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Mich. Comp. Laws § 220.1 Highways and private roads; establishment and maintenance; authority of municipalities; highway officials, duties.
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Sec. 1. Public highways and private roads may be established, opened, improved and maintained within this state under the provisions of this act, and the counties, townships, cities, villages and districts of this state shall possess the authority herein prescribed for the buildi…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 221.20 Public highway; definition, width.
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Sec. 20. All highways regularly established in pursuance of existing laws, all roads that shall have been used as such for 10 years or more, whether any record or other proof exists that they were ever established as highways or not, and all roads which have been or which may her…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 221.20a Declaration of road as public highway; consent; petition; action in circuit court; order; purchase or condemnation.
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Sec. 20a. A township with the prior written consent of the board of county road commissioners and upon petition to the township board by 51% of the property owners whose frontage abuts a road may commence an action in circuit court to have the road determined to be a public highw…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 221.20b Declaration of road as public highway; complaint; deposit.
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Sec. 20b. (1) A township proceeding under section 20a shall file a complaint for declaration of the road as a public highway in the circuit court of the county in which the road is located. The complaint shall contain or have annexed thereto (a) a copy of the petition from abutti…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 221.20c Order fixing date for hearing; contents of order; service of complaint and order; notice of hearing; service and publication of complaint.
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Sec. 20c. (1) Upon the filing of a complaint, the court shall enter an order fixing a date for hearing, which shall be not less than 3 weeks thereafter. The order shall recite the names of persons mentioned in the complaint as parties in interest, reasonably describe the road all…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 221.20d Determining sufficiency of petition; trial date; order.
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Sec. 20d. On the date of the hearing the court shall determine the sufficiency of the petition required by section 20a and set a date certain for trial as to the question of whether the road has become a public highway in fact or if persons do not appear to contest the action, ma…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 221.20e Applicability of rules for civil actions.
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Sec. 20e. Except as therein otherwise provided, the proceedings taken under sections 20a to 20h, shall be in the same manner and governed by the same rules as for civil actions.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 221.20f Notice of filing of complaint; contents; recordation.
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Sec. 20f. For the filing of a complaint in court to be constructive notice to a purchaser of real estate, the township shall file for record with the register of deeds of the county a notice of the filing of the complaint. The notice shall set forth the title of the cause and the…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 221.20g Improvement of road by township; standards; special assessment; petition; acceptance of public highway; maintenance.
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Sec. 20g. Any road determined to be a public highway in accordance with this chapter shall be improved by the township to standards determined in writing by the board of county road commissioners of that county. The standards may be less than the standards adopted by that board o…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 221.20h Acquisition of property by township by gift, purchase, or condemnation; petition; order of taking.
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Sec. 20h. The township may acquire property by gift, purchase, or condemnation as it deems necessary to establish a road as a public highway or for improvement of a road following a court order that the road is a public highway. For purposes of condemnation the township may proce…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 221.22 Public highway; discontinuance.
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Sec. 22. Every public highway already laid out, or hereafter to be laid out, no part of which shall have been opened and worked within 4 years after the time of its being so laid out, shall cease to be a road for any purpose whatever.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.1 Adoption of county road system; referendum; form of resolution; special election; violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
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Sec. 1. (1) On petition signed by registered electors of a county equal to not less than 10% of the registered electors residing in each of the several organized townships, incorporated villages and cities, of the county, or upon a majority vote of the members of the board of sup…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.10 Board of county road commissioners subject to MCL 15.321 to 15.330; employment and duties of county highway engineer; professional and consultant services; laborers; purchase of machines, tools, appliances, and materials; advertising for sealed proposals for purchase of vehicles; equal opportunity for minority business enterprises; plan; purchase of property for public purposes.
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Sec. 10. (1) The clerk and the members of a board of county road commissioners are subject to 1968 PA 317, MCL 15.321 to 15.330. (2) The board of county road commissioners shall employ a competent county highway engineer who shall make surveys ordered by the board, prepare plans …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.10a Employees and retirees of board of county road commissioners; insurance; annuities or benefits; participation; purchase; participation for members of collective bargaining unit; report; credit for previous service.
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Sec. 10a. (1) The board of county road commissioners may participate in the cost of, or provide life, health and accident, and hospitalization insurance for employees under its jurisdiction, and its retired employees, and their dependents in any county where the board of supervis…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.11 Construction or improvement of roads; public hearing; notice; opposition of certain record owners; purchase of private property.
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Sec. 11. (1) The board of county road commissioners may lay out new roads within the county as they consider necessary. The roads shall be not less than 4 rods wide. The board may also change the width or the location or straighten the line of a road over which it takes jurisdict…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.11a County road commissioners; acceptance of land, payment of taxes and special assessments.
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Sec. 11a. The board of county road commissioners in laying out, widening, changing or straightening, or in any manner acquiring lands for county road purposes, shall not accept any lot or lands deeded to it unless all taxes and special assessments on such lands have been paid in …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.12 Condemnation; petition for appointment of commissioners; order for hearing; publication and service; proof.
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Sec. 12. Whenever said board shall by resolution declare it necessary to condemn private property for the laying out, widening, changing or straightening of any road or for any other purpose for which the board is authorized to acquire private property the board may present to th…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.13 Condemnation; commissioners; appointment, duties, qualifications.
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Sec. 13. On the day of hearing, the court shall hear the parties and appoint 3 disinterested persons commissioners, herein called court commissioners, whose duty it shall be to determine the necessity of such proposed road and the necessity for taking each parcel of land describe…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.14 Condemnation; meeting of court commissioners; adjournment; conducting business at public meeting; notice; subpoenas; oaths; view of premises; hearing proofs and allegations; decision; report; further proceedings; determination of damages.
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Sec. 14. (1) The court commissioners shall meet at the time and place ordered by the court. If all the commissioners do not appear, a smaller number may adjourn to a time certain, but an adjournment shall not be made to a day later than the time allowed by the court. (2) The busi…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.15 Condemnation; powers of court.
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Sec. 15. The court may, at the time of the filing of the report or at such other time to which it may adjourn the proceedings, on cause shown, set aside the report and refer it back to such court commissioners or appoint other commissioners to retry the questions involved, whereu…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.16 Condemnation; payment of awards; certificate of court, recording; vesting of title; prima facie evidence; court commissioners, compensation, expenses.
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Sec. 16. After the court shall confirm the report of the court commissioners, it shall enter an order authorizing the board of county road commissioners to pay the several sums awarded for damages, and the board shall pay the same accordingly. Such payment shall be made in money …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.17 County line road; establishment; proceedings; arbitration; hearing; conducting business at public meeting; notice; adjournment; allotment; refusing or neglecting to construct or maintain road; petition; duty of state highway commission; deduction from weight and gasoline tax refunds.
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Sec. 17. The boards of county road commissioners of adjoining counties may unite in laying out and establishing a county road on or near the line between their counties; may institute proceedings to acquire the lands for the road; and may construct and maintain the road at the jo…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.18 State reward; map; conversion; determination; notice; official name; intercounty roads; abandonment; discontinuance of jurisdiction; petition; list of occupants on abutting land; hearing; property as site of public access; determination as binding; easement; operation and maintenance of property; effect of noncompliance with subsection (12); reopening road ending; closure; initiation of proceedings.
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Sec. 18. (1) If state reward is to be applied for, the board of county road commissioners shall file with the state transportation commission, for its approval, a map of the county showing the location of the proposed system of county roads. This proposed system may be changed if…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.19 Board of county road commissioners; powers and duties generally.
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Sec. 19. (1) The board of county road commissioners may grade, drain, construct, gravel, shale, or macadamize a road under its control, make an improvement in the road, and may extend and enlarge an improvement. The board may construct bridges and culverts on the line of the road…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.19a Contract for maintenance of road surface; charges; payment of damages.
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Sec. 19a. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Board" means the governing body of a fair or exposition, which board is created under section 2 of Act No. 11 of the Public Acts of 1929, being section 46.152 of the Michigan Compiled Laws; section 4 of Act No. 80 of the Public Acts of …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.19b Working within right-of-way of county road; permit required; exceptions; permit requirements and schedule of fees; schedule of civil fines; itemization of costs; annual and emergency permits; security; certain conditions prohibited; limitation on permit fee; performance of routine maintenance or repair work; silvicultural operations; security bond or right-of-way bond; general liability insurance; right-of-way access; voluntary agreement; violation; civil fine; definitions.
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Sec. 19b. (1) A person, partnership, association, corporation, or governmental entity shall not construct, operate, maintain, or remove a facility or perform any other work within the right-of-way of a county road, except sidewalk installation and repair, without first obtaining …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.19c Road project; conditions requiring competitive bidding; very low-volume local road project; requirements; definitions.
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Sec. 19c. (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary and subject to subsections (4) and (6), if a single township contributes 50% or more to the cost of a road project, the road project is located entirely within the jurisdiction of the township, and the road projec…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.2 Election; time notice, form.
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Sec. 2. At least 3 weeks shall intervene between the adoption of the resolution by the board of supervisors and the time of holding such election. After the adoption of the resolution by the board of supervisors, the county clerk shall give notice thereof. Such notice shall be ad…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.20 County road commissioners; surveys; tax, determination, maximum; submission to supervisors, revision, apportionment; tax levy, collection, disbursement.
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Sec. 20. Before the first day of October of each year said board of county road commissioners shall cause preliminary surveys, general plans, specifications and estimates of roads, bridges and culverts to be made by the county highway engineer, whose qualifications shall be appro…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.20a County road tax; nonapplication of tax rate limitations; local approval; use of revenues.
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Sec. 20a. The tax rate limitations of section 20 shall not apply where an extra tax levy has been approved by the electorate of the county of not to exceed 1/2 of 1% of the assessed valuation as equalized for the preceding year, if such levy has been submitted to the electorate p…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.20b Tax levy for highway, road, and street purposes; submission to electorate; allocation and use of revenues.
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Sec. 20b. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, the board of commissioners of any county by proper resolution may submit to the electorate of the county at any general or special election the question of a tax levy for highway, road and street purposes or for 1 or …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.21 County road commissioners; authority to obligate county limitation; roads under construction; duty of county to keep roads in repair; actions brought against board; liability for damages.
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Sec. 21. (1) A board of county road commissioners shall not contract indebtedness for an amount in excess of the money credited to the board and received by the county treasurer. However, the board may incur liability to complete roads under construction and upon contracts, after…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.22 Bond issue; submission to electors; notice; vote; expenditure of proceeds; contract indebtedness or bonds subject to revised municipal finance act.
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Sec. 22. If the board of supervisors of the county by a majority vote of all the members elected to and serving resolve to contract indebtedness or issue bonds to raise money for the construction and maintenance of county roads, the question shall be submitted to a vote of the el…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.25 Board of county road commissioners; statement of accounts made to board of supervisors, audit, proof of filing, publication, statement of county clerk, filing with state highway commissioner.
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Sec. 25. Accurate accounts shall be kept under the direction of the board of all money received and disbursed by it, and a full statement thereof together with a complete statement in detail, of all work done, right-of-way acquired, and road constructed by said board shall be mad…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.26 Audit required; frequency.
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Sec. 26. (1) Every county road commission in counties of more than 50,000 population shall have an annual audit of its financial records, accounts, and procedures, including those required by law governing the disposition of any state funding. (2) In counties of less than 50,000 …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.27 Audit; contract with certified public accountant; audit as public record; certain persons to receive copies; failure to provide audit; cost; powers, duties, and functions of state agencies not affected.
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Sec. 27. Each county road commission shall contract with a certified public accountant to perform the audit. The proposed contract with the certified public accountant shall be confirmed by the county board of commissioners. Such audit shall be a public record and copies shall be…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.28 Audit report; contents.
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Sec. 28. An audit report shall: (a) State that the audit was conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and with the standards as provided in Act No. 71 of the Public Acts of 1919, being section 21.41 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. (b) State that the finan…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.29 Audit report; public inspection.
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Sec. 29. The audit reports submitted under this act shall be made available for public inspection.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.3 Election; publication of notice, ballots.
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Sec. 3. Said clerk shall cause such notice, printed in the form of a handbill, to be posted in 3 or more public places in each township and ward of such county, at least 2 weeks before the time of such election, and also to be published in such newspaper or newspapers published a…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.30 Statutory violations; institution of proceedings.
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Sec. 30. (1) If an audit or investigation conducted under this act discloses statutory violations on the part of an officer, employee, or board of a county road commission, a copy of the report shall be filed with the attorney general who shall review the report and cause to be i…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.31 Verification of transactions; immunity of bank, contractor, or other person providing information.
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Sec. 31. (1) For purpose of verifying transactions disclosed by an audit or investigation, a person or firm authorized to conduct an audit under this act may ascertain the deposits, payments, withdrawals, and balances on deposit in a bank account or with a contractor or with any …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.32 Access to, examination of, or production of records or property.
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Sec. 32. (1) An authorized employee of any state agency, department, board or commission, certified public accountant, or firm of certified public accountants conducting an audit under this act shall have access to, and may examine, all books, accounts, reports, vouchers, corresp…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.4 Election; results.
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Sec. 4. If upon the canvass of the votes cast at such election it shall appear that the majority is in favor of the adoption thereof, then the county road system shall be considered as adopted in such county, and thereupon the provisions of this act and all other acts relative to…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.5 Election; conduct.
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Sec. 5. In all elections held under this act the manner of preparing and distributing the ballots, the manner of conducting, canvassing, returning and declaring the result, shall be the same as now prescribed by law for other like county elections, except as herein otherwise prov…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.6 Board of county road commissioners; election or appointment; notice of election; date; term of office; removal from office; notice of charges; county with population of 750,000 or more; powers and duties; reorganization; expenditure of funds; alteration of number of county road commissioners; transfer of powers and duties of county road commissioners to county board of commissioners; resolution.
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Sec. 6. (1) Except as otherwise provided by law and under subsection (4), (5), (7), or (8), in a county where the county road system is adopted, a board of county road commissioners consisting of not less than 3 members or more than 5 members must be elected by the people of the …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.7 County road commissioners; oath, bond, regular term, succession, eligibility.
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Sec. 7. Any person elected or appointed county road commissioner shall, within 10 days after being notified in writing by the clerk of such county of his election or appointment, take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office and file the same with said clerk. Each and ever…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.8 County road commissioners; vacancies; compensation; participation in insurance or retirement program.
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Sec. 8. (1) If a vacancy occurs in the office of county road commissioner, the county board of commissioners shall appoint a county road commissioner to fill the vacancy. The county road commissioner who is appointed shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the term in whic…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.9 Board of county road commissioners; body corporate; common seal; quorum; conducting business at public meeting; notice; chairperson; function of board; other employment; appointment of superintendent; official name for suing, being sued, and holding land; service of process; conveyances; clerk; records and accounts; secretary; salaries.
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Sec. 9. (1) The board of county road commissioners shall constitute and be a body corporate with the right of making and using a common seal and altering the same. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The business which…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.9a Availability of writings to public.
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Sec. 9a. A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the court commissioners appointed under this act or a board, road institute, jury, or arbitrators created or appointed under this act, in the performance of an official function shall be made available…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 225.1 State highway department; duties.
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Sec. 1. There is hereby created and established a state highway department, which shall be charged with the giving of instruction in the art of building, improving and repairing public wagon roads and bridges, collecting reports from township and county highway commissioners, ove…