Michigan § 141.2503 - Municipal securities of a single issue; maturity or redemption date; purchase at open market; redemption requirements; municipal securities of school district; municipal security issued by county, city, village, or township pursuant to MCL 141.2518.

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§ 141.2503. Municipal securities of a single issue; maturity or redemption date; purchase at open market; redemption requirements; municipal securities of school district; municipal security issued by county, city, village, or township pursuant to MCL 141.2518.

Sec. 503.

(1) Municipal securities of a single issue may mature serially or be subject to mandatory redemptions, or both, with maturities as fixed by the governing body of the municipality. In any case, the first maturity or mandatory redemption date shall occur not later than 5 years after the date of issuance, and the total principal amount maturing or subject to mandatory redemption in any year after 4 years from the date of issuance shall not be less than 1/5 of the total principal amount maturing or subject to mandatory redemption in any subsequent year.

(2) In the resolution authorizing the issuance of a municipal security, the governing body of the municipality may provide that the municipality may purchase municipal securities in the open market at a price not greater than that payable on the next redemption date in order to satisfy all or part of the next succeeding scheduled mandatory redemption.

(3) The governing body of the municipality may provide that some or all of the principal amounts maturing in any year may be redeemed at the option of the municipality at the times, on the terms and conditions, and at the price as provided by resolution of the governing body, except that a municipality shall not agree to pay a premium exceeding 3% of the principal amount being redeemed.

(4) All outstanding and authorized municipal securities of a school district payable out of taxes may be treated as a single issue for the purpose of fixing maturities. Several series of municipal securities issued under the same authorization may be treated as a single issue for the purpose of fixing maturities.

(5) A municipal security issued by a school district that is sold in accordance with a federal program in which the holder of the municipal security, as a result of holding the municipal security, may declare a credit against a federal tax is exempt from the provisions of subsection (1) if the school district deposits in trust payments to provide for the repayment of the municipal security and the first required payment shall occur not later than 5 years after the date of issuance and each required payment in any year after 4 years from the date of issuance shall not be less than 1/5 of the total required payment in any subsequent year.

(6) A municipal security issued by a county, city, village, or township pursuant to section 518 shall not be subject to the maturity and mandatory redemption requirements of subsection (1).

Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 141.2503 ("Municipal securities of a single issue; maturity or redemption date; purchase at open market; redemption requirements; municipal securities of school district; municipal security issued by county, city, village, or township pursuant to MCL 141.2518.") 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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