- Section 117.1 - Body corporate
- Section 117.1a - Short title
- Section 117.1b - Emergency financial manager; authority and responsibilities
- Section 117.2 - Saving clause
- Section 117.3 - Mandatory charter provisions
- Section 117.3a - Abolishment of at-large city council; election of members from single-member election districts; ballot question; approval; determination of city council president; adoption of apportionment plan by commission; qualifications of candidates; rules and procedures; amendment of charter
- Section 117.3b - Terms of office; staggered terms; resolution; initial terms; applicability of subsection (1)
- Section 117.4 - Conduct of racing event under MCL 257.1701 et seq.; powers and duties
- Section 117.4a - Borrowing money and issuing bonds; net indebtedness; limitation; computation; borrowing in case of fire, flood, or other calamity; incurring obligation for construction, renovation, or modernization of hospital; bonds as obligation of special assessment district and city; validation of bonds issued and obligations incurred before July 31, 1973
- Section 117.4b - Refunds; bonds; sewers; waterworks; lighting; permissible charter provisions
- Section 117.4c - Permissible charter provisions
- Section 117.4d - Permissible charter provisions; assessing costs of public improvement and boulevard lighting system; definitions
- Section 117.4e - Public property; condemnation of private property; permissible charter provisions
- Section 117.4f - Permissible city charter provisions
- Section 117.4g - Rapid transit system; permissible charter provisions
- Section 117.4h - Public ways; permissible charter provisions
- Section 117.4i - Permissible charter provisions
- Section 117.4j - City departments; special acts; municipal powers; permissible charter provisions
- Section 117.4k - Civic, artistic, and cultural activities; public funds
- Section 117.4l - Ordinance; designation as civil infraction or blight violation; civil fine; act or omission constituting crime
- Section 117.4m - Ordinance regulating recreational trailway; posting; violation as municipal civil infraction; penalty
- Section 117.4n - Medical facility for public purpose; establishment, operation, or maintenance by private nonprofit corporation
- Section 117.4o - Formation of nonprofit corporation by city
- Section 117.4p - City with population more than 600,000 or discharge of $1,000,000,00000 in pension liabilities; defined benefit plan; retirement benefits for employees hired after July 1, 2023; health care insurance benefits; certification of compliance; definitions
- Section 117.4q - [Effective Until 91 days after adjournment of the 2024 Regular Session sine die] Administrative hearings bureau; establishment; administrative hearings; procedures; appeal; effect of nonpayment of civil fine or costs; "person" defined
- Section 117.4q - [Effective 91 days after adjournment of the 2024 Regular Session sine die] Administrative hearings bureau; establishment; administrative hearings; procedures; appeal; effect of nonpayment of civil fine or costs; "person" defined; failure to remedy a violation of blight ordinance; misdemeanor
- Section 117.4r - Nonpayment of civil fine or costs or installment payment by defendant; lien; recording; enforcement; priority; collection of judgment; duration of lien; default; limitation on commencement of enforcement action
- Section 117.4s - Population more than 600, 000; chief financial officer
- Section 117.4t - Population more than 600, 000; requirements; appropriations
- Section 117.4u - Retirement benefits subject to protecting local government retirement and benefits act; "retirement benefit" defined
- Section 117.5 - Prohibited powers
- Section 117.5a - Membership in certain societies not to affect employment
- Section 117.5b - Code of municipal ordinances; publication
- Section 117.5c - Local officers compensation commission; creation; purpose; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; vacancies; determination of salaries; expenses; meetings; quorum; concurrence of majority required; election of chairperson; compensation of members; conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting; availability of certain writings to public; resolution; changing procedure; petition for referendum
- Section 117.5d - Locomotives; enforceability of ordinance prescribing maximum speed limit
- Section 117.5e - Municipal water or sewage system; annual audit; public hearing before proposed rate increase
- Section 117.5f - Energy conservation improvements; acquisition or financing; resolution; payment; scope of improvements; acquisition of improvements by contract, lease-purchase agreement, or notes; reports; forms; terms of lease-purchase agreement
- Section 117.5g - Flood control project
- Section 117.5h - Regulation or prohibition of public nudity; "public nudity" defined
- Section 117.5i - Snow removal from streets, mosquito abatement, and security services provided by private contractors; special assessment
- Section 117.5j - Sewer separation; authorization; ordinance; special assessment
- Section 117.5k - Public-private agreement for public bridge facility; requirements; user fee; scope of section; hearing; definitions
- Section 117.6 - Incorporation, consolidation, or alteration of boundaries; petition; signatures; deposit; enumeration
- Section 117.7 - Incorporation, consolidation or alteration of boundaries; fifth class cities; population requisites; representation on board of supervisors
- Section 117.8 - Incorporation, consolidation, or alteration of boundaries; petition; filing; resolution; adoption
- Section 117.8a - Incorporation, consolidation or alteration of boundaries; filing substitute petition; action by supervisors
- Section 117.9 - Incorporation, consolidation, or change of boundaries; governing law; affected district; petition or resolution for annexation; voting; duties of commission
- Section 117.9a - Annexation of township remnant territory to home rule city; procedure
- Section 117.9b - Detachment of territory from city; conditions; intergovernmental agreement imposing conditions on detachment; reannexation to detaching city; detached territory not subject to annexation
- Section 117.9c - [Repealed]
- Section 117.10 - Certified copies of petition and resolution; transmittal; election notices
- Section 117.11 - Petition for incorporation, consolidation, or change of boundaries; affidavit; filing with secretary of state; certification; notice; election
- Section 117.12 - Election returns; canvass; village clerk, duties
- Section 117.13 - Effective date of incorporation, consolidation, attachment or detachment; certificate of board of county canvassers; representation, transfer of property, governmental function
- Section 117.14 - Incorporation or annexation
- Section 117.14a - Petition for vacating incorporation; initiation; election; certification; assets, disbursement; debts and obligations
- Section 117.14b - Relocation of common boundaries
- Section 117.15 - Election on question of intent to incorporate or consolidate; electors as members of charter commission; notice; preparation, form, and contents of ballot; expenses; procedure; canvass; certification of election; oath; vacancies; quorum; convening of charter commission; framing charter; conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting; officers; rules; journal; roll call; nomination of candidates; holding election; publication of proposed charter; publishing and posting notice of election; polling places; canvassing results
- Section 117.15a - Incorporation; expenses of charter commission; payment
- Section 117.16 - Incorporation; rejection of charter; de facto mayor; duties; resubmission of charter, procedure; effect of nonadoption within 3 years of election to incorporate
- Section 117.17 - Incorporation; new charter commission, petition, procedure, eligibility, duties, expenses; control of territory pending adoption; date of incorporation; voting franchise
- Section 117.18 - Incorporation; revision of charter, procedure, commission, advisory vote; incorporation of provision in original charter granted by legislature
- Section 117.19 - Charter; duty of legislative body
- Section 117.20 - Charter commission; first meeting; duties of city clerk; powers and duties of commission; roll call; vacancy; compensation; quorum; public sessions
- Section 117.21 - Charter amendment; procedure
- Section 117.22 - Charter amendment; submission to governor, approval; re-consideration
- Section 117.23 - Publication of proposed charter and amendments; submission of charter and separate propositions to electors; adoption; ballot
- Section 117.24 - Charters or amendments; filing; effective date
- Section 117.25 - Initiatory petition; filing with city clerk; contents; verification; signatures and inscriptions; perjury and other felonies; punishment; canvass; certifying sufficiency or insufficiency of petition; causing proposed amendment to be submitted to electors; calling special election; submitting proposal at primary, regular, or special election called for other purposes; initiative proposal receiving majority of votes; proposal contemplating increased expenditure of funds; proposal increasing ad valorem property tax limitation; effective date; tax levy; action against city clerk
- Section 117.25a - Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties
- Section 117.26 - Elections; general provisions; applicability of MCL 168.641
- Section 117.27 - [Repealed]
- Section 117.27a - Apportionment of wards; definitions
- Section 117.27b - Board of review; appointment of members, functions
- Section 117.28 - Charter change; laws in force; justice and police courts, justices, charter provisions, ordinances
- Section 117.28a - Municipal courts in cities in certain counties; civil jurisdiction
- Section 117.28b - Municipal courts in cities in certain counties; attorney fees based on amount of judgment
- Section 117.29 - Recovery and enforcement of fines, penalties, and forfeitures; violations; administrative hearings
- Section 117.30 - Appeal to circuit court; recognizance or bond
- Section 117.31 - Disposition of fines
- Section 117.32 - Constables; election or appointment; powers and duties; salary; fees; provisions inapplicable to certain cities; compliance with minimum employment standards
- Section 117.33 - Constables; election, qualification, and compensation
- Section 117.34 - Police officers; powers
- Section 117.34a - Police officer or constable; authority to execute bench warrant
- Section 117.35 - Acquisition of property; condemnation or purchase proceedings
- Section 117.35a - General obligation bonds; issuance; conditions
- Section 117.36 - Charter provisions; conflict
- Section 117.36a - Financial recovery bonds; amounts; terms and conditions; net indebtedness of city; limitations; city with population less than 10, 000; "third-party tax collector" defined; refund; deposit of revenues into separate account for paying principal and interest; creation of lien and trust; ability of state treasurer to withhold distributable aid from city; city with population more than 600, 000; bonds not subject to MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821
- Section 117.37 - Saving clause
- Section 117.38 - Construction of act