HOUSE BILL No. 5597


     February 7, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Anderson, Woodward, Gieleghem, Gosselin, Drolet, Bradstreet, Kolb, Jacobs, Quarles,
Rison and Raczkowski and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and the Judiciary.


        A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

   "Revised judicature act of 1961,"

   (MCL 600.101 to 600.9948) by adding section 2972.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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             SEC. 2972.  AS USED IN SECTIONS 2973 TO 2976:

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             (A) "COMMUNICATION" MEANS AN ORAL STATEMENT, WRITING, ELEC-

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        TRONIC TRANSMISSION, PHOTOGRAPH, DEPICTION, PEACEFUL DEMONSTRA-

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        TION, OR OTHER EXPRESSION.

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             (B) "GOVERNMENTAL UNIT" MEANS THE STATE, A MUNICIPALITY, A

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        POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR AGENCY OF THIS STATE, THE FEDERAL GOV-

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        ERNMENT, OR A PUBLIC AUTHORITY, BOARD, OR COMMISSION.

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             (C) "PERSON" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP,

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        LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, ASSOCIATION, ORGANIZATION, 2 OR MORE

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        PERSONS HAVING A JOINT OR COMMON INTEREST, OR OTHER LEGAL

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        ENTITY.


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             (D) "PUBLIC OFFICIAL" MEANS A PERSON WHO IS ELECTED OR

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        APPOINTED TO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

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             (i) AN OFFICE ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE CONSTITUTION OF

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        1963.

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             (ii) A PUBLIC OFFICE OF A CITY, VILLAGE, TOWNSHIP, OR COUNTY

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        IN THIS STATE.

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             (iii) A DEPARTMENT, BOARD, AGENCY, INSTITUTION, COMMISSION,

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        AUTHORITY, DIVISION, COUNCIL, COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL DIS-

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        TRICT, INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT, SPECIAL DISTRICT, OR OTHER

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        PUBLIC ENTITY OF THIS STATE OR A CITY, VILLAGE, TOWNSHIP, OR

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        COUNTY IN THIS STATE.

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             Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

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        effect unless all of the following bills of the 91st Legislature

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        are enacted into law:

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             (a) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 5593  (request

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        no. 03278'01 *).

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             (b) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 5594  (request

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        no. 03279'01 *).





















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