Michigan Laws 2.162 – National motto; placement in public buildings
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 2.162
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
- State agency: means a department, board, commission, office, agency, authority, or other unit of state government. See Michigan Laws 2.161
- Unit of local government: means a political subdivision of this state, including school districts, community college districts, intermediate school districts, public school academies, cities, villages, townships, counties, and authorities, if the political subdivision has as its primary purpose the providing of local governmental service for citizens in a geographically limited area of the state and has the power to act primarily on behalf of that area. See Michigan Laws 2.161
This state strongly encourages each state agency and unit of local government to exercise their constitutional ability to place the national motto “In God We Trust” in or on public buildings or land owned or occupied by that state agency or unit of local government.