Sec. 15.
The commission may receive on behalf of the state of Michigan any grant, devise, bequest, donation, gift, or assignment of money, bonds, or choses in action, or any property, real or personal, and accept that property, so that the right and title to that property shall pass to the state of Michigan. All bonds, notes, or choses in action, or the proceeds of the bonds, notes, or choses in action when collected, and all other property or things of value received by the commission shall be reported to the state treasurer and used for the purposes set forth in the grant, devise, bequest, donation, gift, or assignment if such purposes are within the powers conferred on the commission. If it is necessary to protect or assert the right or title to any property received or derived under this section, or to collect or reduce into possession any bond, note, bill, or chose in action, the attorney general, upon request of the commission, shall take the necessary and proper proceedings and bring suit in the name of the commission on behalf of the state of Michigan in any court of competent jurisdiction, state or federal, and prosecute all such suits.
History: 1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.15 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 84, Imd. Eff. Mar. 26, 2002 Popular Name: Act 280
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122)
280-1939-STATE-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - State Department of Social Services (400.1...400.21)
Section 400.1a - Social Welfare Act; Short Title.
Section 400.5 - Divisions Within State Department of Social Welfare; Creation, Abolition.
Section 400.5a - Adverse Action Against Child Placing Agency Prohibited; Basis.
Section 400.8 - Witnesses; Compelled Attendance, Oaths; Jurisdiction of Courts.
Section 400.10e[1] - Repealed. 2013, Act 41, Imd. Eff. June 5, 2013.
Section 400.11e - Failure to Make Report; Liability; Disposition of Fine.
Section 400.12 - Transfer of Funds.
Section 400.13 - Reciprocal Agreements With Other States; Authorization, Exception.
Section 400.14a - State Department; Camps, Purposes.
Section 400.14c - Minimum Housing Standards; Establishment, Annual Review; Use of Relief Grants.
Section 400.14e - Federal Food Stamps; Distribution by Mail; Rules.
Section 400.14g - Pilot Projects.
Section 400.14i - Repealed. 2011, Act 240, Imd. Eff. Dec. 2, 2011.
Section 400.14j - Issuance of Food Assistance Benefits; Number of Times per Month.
Section 400.14l - Replacement Cost of Electronic Benefits Transfer Card.
Section 400.15 - Gifts; Acceptance by Commission; Duties of Attorney General.
Section 400.16 - Budget; Preparation by Commission, Submission to Governor.
Section 400.18b - Repealed. 1975, Act 280, Eff. Jan. 1, 1976.
Section 400.18e - State Plan for Foster Care; Focus Groups; Establishment; Funds.
Section 400.20 - Powers and Duties as to Social Welfare; Transfer to State Department.
Section 400.21 - Refusal of Access or Information to Social Welfare Commission; Misdemeanor.