{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-article-viii-9","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § Article VIII § 9","heading":"Public libraries, fines.","body":"Sec. 9.\n\nThe legislature shall provide by law for the establishment and support of public libraries which shall be available to all residents of the state under regulations adopted by the governing bodies thereof. All fines assessed and collected in the several counties, townships and cities for any breach of the penal laws shall be exclusively applied to the support of such public libraries, and county law libraries as provided by law.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 1","Act CONSTITUTION-OF-MICHIGAN-OF-1963"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-Article%20VIII%20%C2%A7%209","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"808bfe1e294657d1416878c77d88894950a5f2eac646af8852dcc6dd3d5726da","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-article-viii-8","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-article-x-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}