Section 8.4 – Effect of Repeal of Repealing Statute.
8.4 Effect of repeal of repealing statute. Sec. 4. Whenever a statute, or any part thereof shall be repealed by a subsequent statute, such statute, or any part thereof, so repealed, shall not be revived by the repeal of such subsequent repealing statute. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 1 ;– CL 1857, 3 ;– CL 1871, […]
Section 8.4a – Effect of Repeal.
8.4a Effect of repeal. Sec. 4-a. The repeal of any statute or part thereof shall not have the effect to release or relinquish any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred under such statute or any part thereof, unless the repealing act shall so expressly provide, and such statute and part thereof shall be treated as still […]
Section 8.4b – Catchline Not Part of Section.
8.4b Catchline not part of section. Sec. 4-b. The catch line heading of any section of the statutes that follows the act section number shall in no way be deemed to be a part of the section or the statute, or be used to construe the section more broadly or narrowly than the text of […]
Section 8.4c – “Shall Not Apply” Defined.
8.4c “Shall not apply” defined. Sec. 4c. As used in the statutes of this state, “shall not apply” means that the pertinent provision is not operative as to certain persons or things or in conjunction with a particular date or dates. Use of the phrase “shall not apply” does not result in the repeal, expiration, […]
Section 8.5 – Severability.
8.5 Severability. Sec. 5. In the construction of the statutes of this state the following rules shall be observed, unless such construction would be inconsistent with the manifest intent of the legislature, that is to say: If any portion of an act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall be found to […]
Section 8.6 – Statutes and Rules; Time; Computation.
8.6 Statutes and rules; time; computation. Sec. 6. This section applies to the statutes and administrative rules. In computing a period of days, the first day is excluded and the last day is included. If the last day of any period or a fixed or final day is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the […]
Section 8.6a – Auditor General; Access to Records.
8.6a Auditor general; access to records. Sec. 6a. Any statutory provision that explicitly allows the auditor general to access records must not be used to interpret any other statute without that explicit allowance as preventing the auditor general from accessing records. History: Add. 2019, Act 155, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2019
Section 8.7 – Department of Natural Resources; References.
8.7 Department of natural resources; references. Sec. 7. Whenever reference is made to the department of conservation or the conservation commission it shall mean the department of natural resources or the natural resources commission. History: Add. 1969, Act 208, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970
Section 8.8 – “Law” Defined; Reference to “Michigan Compiled Laws”; Reference to Statute as Including Latest Amendments; Use of “As Amended”; Reference in Title or Enacting Section to Law Adding or Amending Section Subsequent to Most Recent Published Compilation.
8.8 “Law” defined; reference to “Michigan Compiled Laws”; reference to statute as including latest amendments; use of “as amended”; reference in title or enacting section to law adding or amending section subsequent to most recent published compilation. Sec. 8. (1) As used in this section, “law” means any of the following: (a) A public act […]
Section 8.9 – Criminal Offense Committed on or After January 1, 2016; Guilt; Strict Criminal Liability; Culpability; Defense; Section Inapplicable to Certain Crimes; Definitions.
8.9 Criminal offense committed on or after January 1, 2016; guilt; strict criminal liability; culpability; defense; section inapplicable to certain crimes; definitions. Sec. 9. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person is not guilty of a criminal offense committed on or after January 1, 2016 unless both of the following apply: (a) […]