Michigan § 397.157 - Cities exempt from act; notification when included in proposal.
Full text of Michigan Michigan Compiled Laws § 397.157 — Cities exempt from act; notification when included in proposal., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 397.157. Cities exempt from act; notification when included in proposal.
Cities of a population of 5,000 or more, maintaining a public library, may be exempted from the provisions of this act on the filing with the state board for libraries of a request by the city legislative body based on action taken by them according to law. Where any such city is included in any regional library proposal the state board for libraries shall notify each city so included in writing of the provisions of this section 15 days before the reference of any regional library proposal under the provisions of section 2.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 397.157 ("Cities exempt from act; notification when included in proposal.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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