Terms Used In Michigan Laws 339.5201

  • Department: means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. See Michigan Laws 339.5103
  • Enforcing agency: means that term as defined in section 2a of the Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act, MCL 125. See Michigan Laws 339.5105
  • License: includes the whole or part of a governmental permit, certificate, approval, registration, charter, or similar form of permission required under a specific article of this act. See Michigan Laws 339.5105
  • Person: means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, association, limited liability company, corporation, or common law trust or a combination of those legal entities. See Michigan Laws 339.5107
  • Rule: means a rule promulgated under the administrative procedures act of 1969. See Michigan Laws 339.5107
  (1) A person shall apply for a license under this act on an application form provided by the department and must include with the application the appropriate fees established by rules promulgated by the department under section 207. Subject to the exceptions described in section 203, the department shall issue a license to a person that meets the licensure requirements set forth in a specific article of this act and in rules promulgated under this act.
  (2) The department shall establish the expiration date of licenses issued under this act by rule promulgated by the department under section 207. However, the department shall not issue, and the rules shall not permit, the issuance of a permanent license.
  (3) At the request of a building official, inspector, or employee of an enforcing agency, acting in his or her official capacity, an individual who is licensed under this act must present to that building official, inspector, or employee proof of licensure and a government-issued photo identification. As used in this subsection:
  (a) “Building official” means that term as defined in section 1001.
  (b) “Inspector” means that term as defined in section 1003.