Terms Used In Michigan Laws 205.721

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Agency: means a board, official, or administrative agency empowered to make a decision, finding, ruling, assessment, determination, or order that is subject to review under the jurisdiction of the tribunal or that has collected a tax for which a refund is claimed. See Michigan Laws 205.703
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • 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
  • Tribunal: means the tax tribunal created under section 21. See Michigan Laws 205.703
  (1) The tax tribunal is created and is a quasi-judicial agency which, for administrative purposes only, is in the department of licensing and regulatory affairs.
  (2) The tribunal consists of 7 members appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, for terms of 4 years.
  (3) A member may be reappointed and a vacancy shall be filled for an unexpired term in the same manner as the appointment is made for a full term.
  (4) Members shall receive training on matters relevant to the work of the tribunal, including, but not limited to, proper courtroom procedures, state and local tax issues, accepted appraisal practices, and proper assessing practices.