Terms Used In Michigan Laws 17.52

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
  • private enterprise: means a business which provides goods or services and which is not a governmental entity. See Michigan Laws 17.51
   Unless otherwise agreed in writing, a principal executive department shall take all steps necessary to assure that payment for goods or services is mailed to a private enterprise within 45 days after the principal executive department receives the goods or services, a complete invoice for the goods or services, or a complete contract for goods or services, whichever is later.