REPRINTS OF LAWS

MCL ch. 24, subtit. Act 187 of 1953

in effect

MCL 24.151 Reprint of laws authorized.

24.151. Reprint of laws authorized. Sec. 1. All departments and agencies of the state charged with the administration of laws of the state are hereby authorized to have printed and bound pamphlets containing reprints of the laws or portions of such laws which are administered by such department or agency. Such pamphlets may include indexes and citations to opinions of the courts or the attorney general. 1953, Act 187, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953

MCL 24.152 Reprints; sale, price; exceptions.

24.152. Reprints; sale, price; exceptions. Sec. 2. All pamphlets so printed shall be paid for from appropriations to the department or agency made by the legislature for that purpose. All copies of such pamphlets furnished to any other agency or department of the state government, or to any political subdivisions of the state or to the public at large, shall be sold at a price not less than the cost of printing and binding such pamphlet and the cost of distribution. The price to be so charged shall be fixed by the executive head of the department or agency and printed on the cover of such pamphlet: Provided, however, That no charge shall be made for pamphlets or digests of laws relating to conservation distributed to hunters, fishermen, agencies charged with the enforcement of the laws contained therein, prosecuting attorneys, agencies of other states, the United States or of any foreign government, and judges, justices and magistrates of the various courts in this state, or for copies of tax laws or workmen's compensation laws furnished on request to a person subject to such laws or to his duly authorized agent. 1953, Act 187, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953; Am. 1955, Act 148, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1955

MCL 24.153 Reprints; distribution, ownership.

24.153. Reprints; distribution, ownership. Sec. 3. Copies of such pamphlets, to be used in the official work of the agency, may be furnished to officers and employees without charge therefor, but any pamphlet so furnished shall be marked as and remain the property of the department, and the established price shall be paid by the employee or officer if such pamphlet is lost or destroyed through carelessness or negligence: Provided, That publications required by law to be distributed without charge to the recipient shall be so distributed notwithstanding the requirements of this act. 1953, Act 187, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953

MCL 24.154 Reprints; receipts of sale, deposit.

24.154. Reprints; receipts of sale, deposit. Sec. 4. All moneys received by any department or agency from the sale of pamphlets as herein provided shall be deposited in the general fund of the state of Michigan. 1953, Act 187, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953

MCL 24.155 Reprints not to be credited to individual.

24.155. Reprints not to be credited to individual. Sec. 5. Pamphlets printed pursuant to this act shall not bear the name of any official or employee nor shall the publication be credited to any individual or individual by name. 1953, Act 187, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953

Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/mcl/Chapter%2024.xmlFetched: 10/20/2026