Sec. 7.
(1) Not later than 180 days after the effective date of the 2018 amendatory act that amended this section, the legislative council shall examine the electronic compilation of the Michigan Compiled Laws and, if in compliance with this act, the legislative council shall designate the electronic compilation as official pursuant to chapter 1A of the legislative council act, 1986 PA 268, MCL 4.1121 to 4.1131. In addition, after the final adjournment of a regular session held in an even-numbered year, the legislative council shall authenticate that the compilation of the Michigan Compiled Laws is an accurate copy of the general laws in force through the end of that regular session.
(2) Before the compilation of the Michigan Administrative Code is made available to the general public, the office of performance and transformation shall examine the Michigan Administrative Code and, if in compliance with this act, the office of performance and transformation shall designate the electronic compilation as official pursuant to chapter 1A of the legislative council act, 1986 PA 286, MCL 4.1121 to 4.1131.
(3) After the designation as official under subsection (1) or (2), the Michigan Compiled Laws and the Michigan Administrative Code, as appropriate, are considered to be the official statutes and administrative rules of this state and evidence in all courts having jurisdiction. An individual contesting the accuracy of a compilation of the Michigan Compiled Laws or the Michigan Administrative Code designated as official under this section has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the compilation is not accurate.
History: 1970, Act 193, Imd. Eff. Aug. 6, 1970 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 263, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 655, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019
Compiler's Notes: For the transfer of powers and duties of the office of performance and transformation under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, to the Michigan office of administrative hearings and rules, and abolishment of the Michigan administrative hearings system, office of regulatory reinvention, and office of performance and transformation, see E.R.O. 2019-1, compiled at 324.99923.