§ 445.2005 Renaming office of financial and insurance services to office of financial and insurance regulation; creation of position of automobile and home insurance consumer advocate

Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 445 > E.R.O. No. 2008-1 - Executive Reorganization Order

  • Child placing agency: means that term as defined in section 1 of 1973 PA 116, MCL 722. See Michigan Laws 712.1
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Court: means the family division of circuit court. See Michigan Laws 712.1
  • Emergency service provider: means a uniformed or otherwise identified employee or contractor of a fire department, hospital, or police station when that individual is inside the premises and on duty. See Michigan Laws 712.1
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Hospital: means a hospital that is licensed under article 17 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 712.1
  • 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.
  • Newborn: means a child who a physician reasonably believes to be not more than 72 hours old. See Michigan Laws 712.1
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • Preplacement assessment: means an assessment of a prospective adoptive parent as described in section 23f of chapter X. See Michigan Laws 712.1
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • 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
  • Surrender: means to leave a newborn with an emergency service provider without expressing an intent to return for the newborn. See Michigan Laws 712.1
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.