Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 330 > Act 258 of 1974 > Chapter 5 > PERIODIC REVIEW

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Bureau: means the bureau of fire services created in section 1b. See Michigan Laws 29.1
• Court: means the probate court or the court with responsibility with regard to mental health matters for the county in which an individual with a developmental disability resides or was found. See Michigan Laws 330.1500
• Criteria for treatment: means the criteria specified in section 515 for admission of an adult with an intellectual disability to a facility, private facility, or alternative program of care and treatment under section 518. See Michigan Laws 330.1500
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• Fire alarm system: means an assemblage of components that indicates or provides a warning of a fire emergency, installation of which is required by the bureau under rules promulgated under section 3c. See Michigan Laws 29.1
• Fire suppression system: means an integrated combination of a fire alarm system and fire suppression equipment that, as a result of predetermined temperature, rate of temperature rise, products of combustion, flame, or human intervention, will discharge a fire extinguishing substance over a fire area, installation of which is required by the bureau under rules promulgated under section 3c. See Michigan Laws 29.1
• Firm: means a sole proprietorship, partnership, association, or corporation. See Michigan Laws 29.1
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
• Officer: means the village president, clerk, or treasurer, a village trustee, or an appointed person authorized by the council. See Michigan Laws 61.1a
• person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
• 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 fire marshal: means the individual appointed by the director under section 1b. See Michigan Laws 29.1
• Treatment: means admission into an appropriate treatment facility or an outpatient program of care and treatment suitable to the individual's needs under the supervision of a psychiatrist that is developed in accordance with person-centered planning under section 712. See Michigan Laws 330.1500
• Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.