Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1002 (2026)

State boundary commission; creation; appointment, qualifications, terms, and removal of members; vacancy; compensation; expenses; chairman.

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STATE BOUNDARY COMMISSION

Act 191 of 1968

123.1002 State boundary commission; creation; appointment, qualifications, terms, and removal of members; vacancy; compensation; expenses; chairman.

Sec. 2.

The state boundary commission is created consisting of 3 members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The term of office of members shall be 3 years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. A member of the commission may be removed in the manner provided by law for removal of a public officer. A vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. Members appointed by the governor shall be known as state members and shall qualify by taking and filing the constitutional oath of office. The per diem compensation of the commission and the schedule for reimbursement of expenses shall be established annually by the legislature. The governor shall designate a state member as chairman of the commission.

History: 1968, Act 191, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 72, Imd. Eff. May 20, 1975

Compiler's Notes:

For transfer of State Boundary Commission from the Department of Treasury to the Department of Commerce, see E.R.O. No. 1980-1, compiled at MCL 16.732 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

TransferOfPowers Notes:

See MCL 16.732 and 299.11.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1980–2022 · leading case: Civil Serv. Comm'n v. Dep't of Labor, 384 N.W.2d 728 (Mich. 1986).

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Civil Serv. Comm'n v. Dep't of Labor, 384 N.W.2d 728 (Mich. 1986). · cites it 2× “Boundary Commission, 1968 PA 191 , MCL 123.1002; MSA 5.2242(2), Mobile Home Commission, 1976 PA 419 , MCL 125.”

Twp. of Hopkins v. State Boundary Comm'n (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “The Commission is comprised of three “state members” appointed by the governor to serve three-year terms, MCL 123.1002, and two “county members” appointed by the presiding probate judge of a county to serve on the Commission when it considers boundary adjustments for territory…”

Williams Twp. v. City of Midland, 289 N.W.2d 892 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980). “The commission is composed of three members appointed by the Governor, MCL 123.1002; MSA 5.2242(2), and two members from the county in which the municipal boundary adjustment is being considered, MCL 123.”

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