Michigan Laws 324.35706 – Violation of guideline or procedure; complaint; civil action; default in payment of civil fine or costs
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(1) If there is a violation of a guideline or procedure adopted by a board, the legislative body of a city, or the legislative body of a village pursuant to section 35704, a complaint, signed by 5 or more freeholders of the township, city, or village, respectively, or by freeholders representing 10% or more of the lineal frontage along a natural beauty road or natural beauty street, may be filed with the county prosecutor, city attorney, or village attorney, respectively, or with the attorney general. The county prosecutor, the city attorney, the village attorney, or the attorney general, on behalf of the board, the legislative body of the city, the legislative body of the village, or the department, may commence a civil action seeking either of the following:
(a) A temporary or permanent injunction to enjoin the violation of the guideline or procedure.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.35706
- Board: means board of county road commissioners. See Michigan Laws 324.35701
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Department: means the director of the department of natural resources or his or her designee to whom the director delegates a power or duty by written instrument. See Michigan Laws 324.301
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Natural: means in a state provided by nature, without human-made changes, wild, or uncultivated. See Michigan Laws 324.35701
- Street: means city street or village street. See Michigan Laws 324.35701
(b) A civil fine of not more than $400.00 for the violation of the guideline or procedure.
(2) A default in the payment of a civil fine or costs ordered under this part or an installment of the fine or costs may be remedied by any means authorized under the revised judicature act of 1961, Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, being section 600.101 to 600.9947 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.