Prior Enactments Pursuant to Michigan Law Revision Commission Recommendations

The following Acts have been adopted to date pursuant to recommendations of the Commission and in some cases amendments thereto by the Legislature:



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Subject / Commission Report / Act No.


1967 Legislative Session

Subject / Commission Report / Public Act No.
Original Jurisdiction of Court of Appeals / 1966, p. 43 / P.A. 6
Corporation Use of Assumed Names / 1966, p. 36 / P.A. 138
Interstate and International Judicial Procedures / 1966, p. 25 / P.A. 178
Stockholder Action Without Meetings / 1966, p. 41 / P.A. 201
Powers of Appointment / 1966, p. 11 / P.A. 224
Dead Man's Statute / 1966, p. 29 / P.A. 263


1968 Legislative Session

Subject / Commission Report / Public Act No.

Possibilities of Reverter and Right of Entry / 1966, p. 22 / P.A. 13
Stockholder Approval of Mortgage of Corporate Assets / 1966, p. 39 / P.A. 287
Corporations as Partners / 1966, p. 34 / P.A. 288
Guardians Ad Litem / 1967, p. 53 / P.A. 292
Emancipation of Minors / 1967, p. 50 / P.A. 293
Jury Selection / 1967, p. 23 / P.A. 326


1969 Legislative Session

Subject / Commission Report / Public Act No.
Access to Adjoining Property / 1968, p. 19 / P.A. 55
Recognition of Acknowledgments / 1968, p. 64 / P.A. 57
Dead Man's Statute Amendment / 1966, p. 29 / P.A. 63
Notice of Change in Tax Assessments / 1968, p. 30 / 115
Antenuptial and Marital Agreements / 1968, p. 27 / P.A. 139
Anatomical Gifts / 1968, p. 39 / P.A. 189
Administrative Procedures Act / 1967, p. 11 / P.A. 306
Venue for Civil Actions / 1968, p. 17 / P.A. 333


1970 Legislative Session

Subject / Commission Report / Public Act No.
Land Contract Foreclosures / 1967, p. 55 / P.A. 86
Artist-Art Dealer Relationships / 1969, p. 41 / P.A. 90
Minor Students' Capacity to Borrow Act / 1969, p. 46 / P.A. 107
Warranties in Sales of Art / 1969, p. 43 / P.A. 121
Appeals from Probate Court / 1968, p. 32 / P.A. 143
Circuit Court Commissioner Powers of Magistrates / 1969, p. 57 / P.A. 238

1971 Legislative Session


Subject / Commission Report / Public Act No.

Revision of Grounds for Divorce / 1970, p. 7 / P.A. 75
Civil Verdicts by 5 of 6 Jurors In Retained Municipal Courts / 1970, p. 40 / P.A. 158
Amendment of Uniform Anatomical Gift Act / 1970, p. 45 / P.A. 18

1972 Legislative Session

Subject / Commission Report / Public Act No.

Summary Proceeding for Possession of Premises / 1970, p. 16 / P.A. 120
Interest on Judgments / 1969, p. 59 / P.A. 135
Business Corporations / 1970, Supp. / P.A. 284
Constitutional Amendment re Juries of 12 / 1969, p. 60 / HJR "M"

1973 Legislative Session

Subject / Commission Report / Public Act No.
Execution and Levy in Proceedings Supplementary to Judgment / 1970, p. 51 / P.A. 96
Technical Amendments to Business Corporation Act / 1973, p. 8 / P.A. 98

1974 Legislative Session

Subject / Commission Report / Public Act No.
Venue in Civil Actions Against Non-Resident Corporations / 1971, p. 63 / P.A. 52
Choice of Forum / 1972, p. 60 / P.A. 88
Extension of Personal Jurisdiction in Domestic Relations Cases / 1972, p. 53 / P.A. 90
Technical Amendments to the Michigan General Corporations Act / 1973, p. 37 / P.A. 140
Technical Amendments to the Revised Judicature Act / 1971, p. 7 / 297
Technical Amendments to the Business Corporation Act / 1974, p. 30 / P.A. 303
Amendment to Dead Man's Statute / 1972, p. 70 / P.A. 305
Attachment and Collection Fees / 1968, p. 22 / P.A. 306
Contribution Among Joint Tortfeasors / 1967, p. 57 /P.A. 318
District Court Venue in Civil Actions / 1970, p. 42 / P.A. 319
Due Process in Seizure of a Debtor's Property (Elimination of Pre-judgment Garnishment) / 1972, p. 7 / P.A. 371

1975 Legislative Session

Subject / Commission Report / Public Act No.
Hit-Run Offenses / 1973, p. 54 / 170
Equalization of Income Rights of Husband and Wife in Entirety Property / 1974, p. 12 / P.A. 288
Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death / 1973, p. 50 / 289
Insurance Policy in Lieu of Bond / 1969, p. 54 / P.A. 290
Child Custody Jurisdiction / 1969, p. 23 / P.A. 297

1976 Legislative Session

Subject / Commission Report / Act No.
Due Process in Seizure of a Debtor's Property (Replevin Actions) / 1972, p. 7 / P.A. 79
Qualifications of Fiduciaries / 1966, p. 32 / P.A. 262
Revision of Revised Judicature Act Venue Provisions / 1975, p. 20 / P.A. 375
Durable Family Power of Attorney / 1975, p. 18 / P.A. 376

1978 Legislative Session

Subject / Commission Report / Public Act No.
Juvenile Obscenity / 1975, p. 133 / P.A. 33
Multiple Party Deposits / 1966, p. 18 / P.A. 53
Amendment of Telephone and Messenger Service Company Act / 1973, p. 48 / P.A. 63

Elimination of References to Abolished Courts:
a. Township By-Laws / 1976, p. 74 / P.A. 103
b. Public Recreation Hall Licenses / 1976, p. 74 / P.A. 138
c. Village Ordinances / 1976, p. 74 / P.A. 189
d. Home Rule Village Ordinances / 1976, p. 74 / P.A. 190
e. Home Rule Cities / 1976, p. 74 / P.A. 191
f. Preservation of Property Act / 1976, p. 74 / P.A. 237
g. Bureau of Criminal Identification / 1976, p. 74 / P.A. 538
h. Fourth Class Cities / 1976, p. 74 / P.A. 539
i. Election Law Amendments / 1976, p. 74 / P.A. 540
j. Charter Townships / 1976, p. 74 / P.A. 553

Plats / 1976, p. 58 / P.A. 367
Amendments to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code / 1975, Supp. / P.A. 369

1980 Legislative Session

Subject / Commission Report / Public Act No.
Condemnation Procedures / 1968, p. 8 / P.A. 87
Technical Revision of the Code of Criminal Procedure / 1978, p. 37 / P.A. 506

1981 Legislative Session

Subject / Commission Report / Public Act No.
Elimination of Reference to the Justice of the Peace: Sheriff's Service of Process / 1976, p. 74 / P.A. 148
Court of Appeals Jurisdiction / 1980, p. 34 / P.A. 206

1982 Legislative Session

Subject / Commission Report / Public Act No.
Limited Partnerships / 1980, p. 40 / P.A. 213
Technical Amendments to the Business Corporation Act / 1980, p. 8 / P.A. 407
Interest on Probate Code Judgments / 1980, p. 37 / P.A. 412

1983 Legislative Session

Subject / Commission Report / Public Act No.

Elimination of References to Abolished Courts:
Police Courts and County Board of Auditors /1979, p. 9 / P.A. 87

Federal Lien Registration / 1979, p. 26 / P.A. 102

1984 Legislative Session

Subject / Commission Report / Public Act No.

Legislative Privilege:
a. Immunity in Civil Actions / 1983, p. 14 / P.A. 27
b. Limits of Immunity in Contested Cases / 1983, p. 14 / P.A. 28
c. Amendments to R.J.A. for Legislative Immunity / 1983, p. 14 / P.A. 29

Disclosure of Treatment Under the Psychologist/Psychiatrist- Patient Privilege / 1978, p. 28 / P.A. 362

1986 Legislative Session

Subject / Commission Report / Public Act No.
Amendments to the Uniform Limited Partnership Act / 1983, p. 9 / P.A. 100

1987 Legislative Session

Subject / Commission Report / Public Act No.
Amendments to Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code / 1984, p. 97 / P.A. 16
Disclosure in the Sale of Visual Art Objects Produced in Multiples / 1981, p. 57 / P.A. 40, 53, 54

1988 Legislative Session

Subject / Commission Report / Public Act No.
Repeal of M.C.L. §764.9 / 1982, p. 9 / P.A. 113
Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities / 1986, p. 10 / P.A. 417, 418
Transboundary Pollution Reciprocal Access to Courts / 1984, p. 71 / P.A. 517

1990 Legislative Session

Subject / Commission Report / Public Act No.

Elimination of Reference to Abolished Courts:
a. Procedures of Justice Courts and Municipal Courts / 1985, p. 12; 1986, p. 125 / P.A. 217
b. Noxious Weeds / 1986, p. 128; 1988, p. 154 / P.A. 218
c. Criminal Procedure / 1975, p. 24 / P.A. 219
d. Presumption Concerning Married Women / 1988, p. 157 / P.A. 220
e. Mackinac Island State Park / 1986, p. 138; 1988, p. 154 / P.A. 221
f. Relief and Support of the Poor / 1986, p. 139; 1988, p. 154 / P.A. 222
g. Legal Work Day / 1988, p. 154 / P.A. 223
h. Damage to Property by Floating Lumber / 1988, p. 155 / P.A. 224

1991 Legislative Session

Subject / Commission Report / Public Act No.

Elimination of Reference to Abolished Courts:
a. Land Contracts / 1988, p. 157 / P.A. 140
b. Insurance / 1988, p. 156 / P.A. 141
c. Animals / 1988, p. 155 / P.A. 142
d. Trains / 1986, pp. 153, 155; 1987, p. 80; 1988, p. 152 / P.A. 143
e. Appeals / 1985, p. 12 / P.A. 144
f. Crimes / 1988, p. 153 / P.A. 145
g. Library Corporations / 1988, p. 155 / P.A. 146
h. Oaths / 1988, p. 156 / P.A. 147
i. Agricultural Products / 1986, p. 134; 1988, p. 151 / P.A. 148
j. Deeds / 1988, p. 156 / P.A. 149
k. Corporations / 1989, p. 4; 1990, p. 4 / P.A. 150
l. Summer Resort Corporations / 1986, p. 154; 1988, p. 155 / P.A. 151
m. Association Land / 1986, p. 154; 1988, p. 155 / P.A. 152
n. Burial Grounds / 1988, p. 156 / P.A. 153
o. Posters, Signs, and Placecards / 1988, p. 157 / P.A. 154
p. Railroad Construction / 1988, p. 157; 1988, p. 156 / P.A. 155
q. Work Farms / 1988, p. 157 / P.A. 156
r. Recording Duties / 1988, p. 154 / P.A. 157
s. Liens / 1986, pp. 141, 151, 158; 1988, p. 152 / P.A. 159

1992 Legislative Session

Subject / Commission Report / Public Act No.
Determination of Death Act / 1987, p. 13 / P.A. 90



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