{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-61.1a","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 61.1a","heading":"Definitions.","body":"Sec. 1a.\n\nAs used in this act:\n\n\"Appointed officer\" means any officer, except an officer who is appointed to fill an elective but vacant seat on the council.\n\n\"Civil infraction action\", \"municipal civil infraction\", and, except as used in section 2 of chapter VI, \"civil infraction\" mean those terms as defined in section 113 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.113.\n\n\"Council\" or \"members of council\", with respect to voting procedure, means 1 of the following:\n\nThe president and 6 trustees, if the village has not adopted an ordinance reducing the number of trustees under chapter II.\n\nThe president and 4 trustees, if the village has adopted an ordinance reducing the number of trustees under chapter II.\n\n\"Elector\" means an individual who has the qualifications of an elector under section 492 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.492.\n\n\"Officer\" means the village president, clerk, or treasurer, a village trustee, or an appointed person authorized by the council.\n\n\"Quorum\" means, except as otherwise defined, 1 of the following:\n\nThree council members, if the village has adopted an ordinance reducing the number of trustees under chapter II.\n\nFour council members, if the village has not adopted an ordinance reducing the number of trustees under chapter II.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 61","Act Act-3-of-1895"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-61-1a","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"ba85db1fa0032c9e953b73ceade22d96131af2379c638b0fead5203bc0e74282","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-61.12","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-61.1b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}