2015 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 399 - Historical Records and Sites
Act 10 of 1955 MICHIGAN HISTORICAL MARKERS ACT (399.151 - 399.160)
Section 399.156 Official Michigan historical marker; words included; agreement.

399.156 Official Michigan historical marker; words included; agreement.

Sec. 6.

(1) Upon receipt of an application and proposed marker text from the center, the commission shall review, modify if necessary, and approve the text, and review and approve the location for each requested historical marker. The commission shall exercise its judgment and discretion in revising and approving proposed marker text and may advise the department on matters pertaining to applications and related decisions. The department shall issue an official site number for each historic resource or site designated for placement of an official Michigan historical marker.

(2) An official Michigan historical marker shall not include or mention the name of a living commissioner or any other living state official.

(3) An official Michigan historical marker shall include the words “Michigan historical center, department of history, arts, and libraries”. The department may retrofit a marker that does not include these words.

(4) An official Michigan historical marker shall have a logo or seal with a wolverine emblem in its upper area or crest and include the words “registered Michigan historic site”.

(5) The department may enter into a written agreement with another state, local, or federal agency regarding the placement of an official Michigan historical marker on property under the jurisdiction of the agency. The agreement may address security, payment for the marker, and other appropriate matters.

History: Add. 2002, Act 488, Imd. Eff. June 28, 2002

Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties relating to promotion of history and the preservation of the state's historical resources to the department of natural resources, see E.R.O. No. 2009-26, compiled at MCL 399.752.