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Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.5b (2026)

Code of municipal ordinances; publication.

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THE HOME RULE CITY ACT


Act 279 of 1909


117.5b Code of municipal ordinances; publication.

Sec. 5b.

    Each city shall have power, whether provided in its charter or not, to codify, recodify and continue in code its municipal ordinances, in whole or in part, without the necessity of publishing the entire code in full. The ordinance adopting the code, as well as subsequent ordinances repealing, amending, continuing or adding to the code, shall be published as required by law. The ordinance adopting the code may amend, repeal, revise or rearrange ordinances or parts of ordinances by reference by title only.

History: Add. 1960, Act 46, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1960

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2003–2018 · leading case: City of Detroit v. 19675 Hasse, 671 N.W.2d 150 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003).
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City of Detroit v. 19675 Hasse, 671 N.W.2d 150 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003). “§ 117.5b, which provides: Each city shall have power, whether provided in its charter or not, to codify, recodify and continue in code its municipal ordinances, in whole or in part, without the necessity of publishing the entire code in full.”
City of Detroit v. 19675 Hasse, 258 Mich. App. 438 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003). “This method of codification is explicitly authorized by MCL 117.5b, which provides: Each city shall have power, whether provided in its charter or not, to codify, recodify and continue in code its municipal ordinances, in whole or in part, without the necessity of publishing the…”
Creative Arts Ctr. Rockford v. City of Rockford (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “, and specifically, MCL 117.5b, cities have authority to enact municipal ordinances.”
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