{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-421.50a","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 421.50a","heading":"“Governmental entity” defined.","body":"Sec. 50a.\n\nAs used in this act, \"governmental entity\" means this state or any of its instrumentalities, a county, city, township, village, school district, community college district, community hospital district, any agency authorized to exercise a governmental function in a limited geographical area, or other political subdivision, any instrumentality of 1 or more of these units, or any of these units and 1 or more other states or political subdivisions of those states.\n\nAn entity shall be considered a governmental entity if the entity has either of the following characteristics:\n\nThe entity is organized under state law with power to hire, supervise, and discharge its employees.\n\nThe entity may enter into contracts and sue and be sued.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 421","Act Act-1-of-1936-Ex-Sess-"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-421-50a","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"8deadce9383dad4e8199e0fc56aaa52e655717288b16cbc9c90f751eb4f04f35","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-421.50","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-421.51"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}