Michigan Compiled Laws Act 10 Of 1955 Michigan Historical Markers Act (399.151 - 399.160)

AN ACT to provide for the registration of historic sites; to authorize certain fees; to prescribe powers, duties, and responsibilities for certain state officers; and to prescribe penalties and civil remedies for violations of this act.

History: 1955, Act 10, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 488, Imd. Eff. June 28, 2002

Section 399.151 Short Title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Michigan historical markers act”. History: 1955, Act 10, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955 ;--...
Section 399.152 Definitions.
As used in this act: (a) “Application” means applying for the placement of an official Michigan historical marker at the location of a historic...
Section 399.153 Historic Preservation As Public Purpose; Administration Of Michigan Historical Marker Program; Goals.
Historic preservation and related public education are declared to be public purposes. In fulfillment of these purposes, the department may administer a Michigan historical...
Section 399.154 Historic Resource Or Site; Listing; Criteria.
The department may list a historic resource or site in the state register of historic sites and commemorate the resource or site with the...
Section 399.155 Application; Filing; Form; Attachments; Fee; Review; Endorsement Or Denial Of Application.
(1) An application may be filed by 1 of the following persons or agencies: (a) A person owning or in possession of a historic...
Section 399.156 Official Michigan Historical Marker; Words Included; Agreement.
(1) Upon receipt of an application and proposed marker text from the center, the commission shall review, modify if necessary, and approve the text,...
Section 399.157 Official Michigan Historical Marker; Property; Control; Ownership; Transfer Without Permission Prohibited; Stolen Or Damaged Marker; Recovery.
(1) An official Michigan historical marker approved by the department and the commission is the property of the state of Michigan and is subject...
Section 399.158 Official Michigan Historical Marker; Certain Uses Prohibited; Violations As Misdemeanor; Penalty; Grace Period For Return Of Marker; Exception; Deposit Of Amounts Received Under Liability Provisions.
(1) A person or agency shall not exhibit, display, or use an official Michigan historical marker's distinctive design, configuration, pattern, or color combination, including...
Section 399.159 Administration Of Program; Gifts, Grants, Bequests, And Appropriations; Creation Of Historical Marker Fund; Copyright And Trademark Provisions.
(1) The department may accept gifts, grants, bequests, and appropriations for the purpose of administering the Michigan historical marker program, including, but not limited...
Section 399.160 Moving Or Altering Marker; Withdrawal Of Marker Designation.
(1) An official Michigan historical marker placed to recognize a particular historic resource may be moved to and placed at another nearby site if...

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