Terms Used In Michigan Laws 408.811

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
   From the holders of special certificates of competency in the inspection of elevators, a company authorized to insure elevators in this state, may designate persons who are commissioned by the state to inspect elevators in the state covered by such company’s policies. A local government having an approved elevator inspection department may designate persons to inspect elevators in such governments’ jurisdiction. When requested, such persons shall have issued to them by the director, upon payment of the required fee, commissions to serve as special inspectors of elevators in the state. Commissions shall be renewed annually upon payment of the required fee. Special inspectors shall not be compensated by this state.