{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-16.378","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.378","heading":"Commission of corrections; membership, terms, vacancies, officers, quorum.","body":"Sec. 278.\n\nThe commission of corrections shall consist of 5 members, not more than 3 of whom shall be members of the same political party, appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate. The term of office of each member shall be 4 years, except that of members first appointed 2 shall be appointed for 1 year, 1 shall be appointed for 2 years, 1 shall be appointed for 3 years and 1 shall be appointed for 4 years. A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring other than by expiration of a term shall be appointed for the unexpired term. The commission shall elect from its members such officers as it deems advisable. A majority of the commission members shall be required to constitute a quorum.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 16","Act Act-380-of-1965"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-16-378","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"e68e385939da805bc7c78147a5732b82373fb1d104b79b0a44447de397cf5e90","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-16.377","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-16.379"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}