Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 324 > Act 451 of 1994 > Article III > Chapter 4 > Subchapter 3 > Part 769 - Mackinac Island State Park Rules

• Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• Collector plate: means a collector plate that matches any registration plate developed and issued under this act. See Michigan Laws 257.811d
• Commission: means the commission of natural resources. See Michigan Laws 324.301
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the department of state police. See Michigan Laws 28.172
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Fund-raising plate: means a registration plate authorized to raise funds for a specified goal. See Michigan Laws 257.811d
• 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
• Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 324.301
• Probate: Proving a will
• Rule: means a rule promulgated pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24. See Michigan Laws 324.301
• 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
• Transportation administration collection fund: means the fund created under section 810b. See Michigan Laws 257.811d
• United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o