Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.421 (2026)

Uniform charts of accounts for local units; design; conformity to uniform standards; maintenance of local unit accounts; publication of standard operating procedures and forms; assistance, advice, or instruction; inadequacy of local unit; report; services of certified public accountant or state treasurer; expenses; payment; contract; monthly billings.

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UNIFORM BUDGETING AND ACCOUNTING ACT

Act 2 of 1968

141.421 Uniform charts of accounts for local units; design; conformity to uniform standards; maintenance of local unit accounts; publication of standard operating procedures and forms; assistance, advice, or instruction; inadequacy of local unit; report; services of certified public accountant or state treasurer; expenses; payment; contract; monthly billings.

Sec. 1.

(1) The state treasurer shall prescribe uniform charts of accounts for all local units of similar size, function, or service designed to fulfill the requirements of good accounting practices relating to general government. Such chart of accounts shall conform as nearly as practicable to the uniform standards as set forth by the governmental accounting standards board or by a successor organization that establishes national generally accepted accounting standards and is determined acceptable to the state treasurer. The official who by law or charter is charged with the responsibility for the financial affairs of the local unit shall insure that the local unit accounts are maintained and kept in accordance with the chart of accounts. The state treasurer may also publish standard operating procedures and forms for the guidance of local units in establishing and maintaining uniform accounting.

(2) A local unit may request the state treasurer to provide assistance, advice, or instruction in establishing or maintaining the uniform chart of accounts required by subsection (1).

(3) The state treasurer may provide assistance, advice, or instruction to a local unit to establish or maintain the uniform chart of accounts required by subsection (1) based on information from 1 or more of the following sources:

(a) Disclosure by the certified public accountant or the department of treasury in an audit report required by section 5 or 6 that the local unit has failed to establish or maintain the uniform chart of accounts required by subsection (1).

(b) Disclosure by the department of treasury in a special examination report that the local unit has failed to establish or maintain the uniform chart of accounts required by subsection (1).

(c) Disclosure in an audit report issued under section 5 or 6 that the records of the local unit are not auditable because the local unit has failed to establish or maintain the uniform chart of accounts required by subsection (1).

(d) Disclosure from another state agency.

(e) Department of treasury records indicate that the audit required under section 5 has not been performed or filed and is delinquent, and that the local unit is subject to the provisions of section 21 of the Glenn Steil state revenue sharing act of 1971, 1971 PA 140, MCL 141.921.

(4) The state treasurer, in performing the services under subsection (2) or (3), may make a determination that the local unit cannot adequately establish or maintain the uniform chart of accounts without additional assistance, advice, or instruction from the state treasurer. The state treasurer shall submit a written report of the findings and recommendations to the governing body of the local unit. The local unit shall retain, within 90 days after receipt of this report, the services of a certified public accountant or the state treasurer to perform the needed additional services and shall notify, by resolution of the governing body, the state treasurer of such action. Upon failure of the local unit to respond within the 90-day period, the state treasurer shall perform the necessary services to adequately establish or maintain the uniform chart of accounts.

(5) The state treasurer shall charge reasonable and necessary expenses, including per diem and travel expenses, to the local unit for services performed pursuant to subsections (2), (3), and (4), and the local unit shall make payment to the state treasurer for these expenses. The state treasurer shall execute a contract with the local unit or provide monthly billings if a contract is not executed.

History: 1968, Act 2, Imd. Eff. Feb. 20, 1968 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1982 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 493, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 2001

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 24 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1976–2025 · leading case: Detroit Fire Fighters Ass'n v. City of Detroit, 537 N.W.2d 436 (Mich. 1995).

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Detroit Fire Fighters Ass'n v. City of Detroit, 537 N.W.2d 436 (Mich. 1995). · cites it 6× “MCL 141.421 et seq.; MSA 5.3228(21) et seq.”

Adair v. State of Michigan, 785 N.W.2d 119 (Mich. 2010). · cites it 2× “The Uniform Budgeting and Accounting Act, MCL 141.421 et seq., mandates a budgeting system for various local governmental units in Michigan, which include public schools.”

Ottawa Cnty. Controller v. Ottawa Prob. Judge, 401 N.W.2d 869 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 4× “Plaintiffs argue that the Uniform Budgeting and Accounting Act, MCL 141.421 et seq.; MSA 5.3228(21) et seq.”

Employees & Judge of the Second Jud. Dist. Court v. Hillsdale Cnty., 378 N.W.2d 744 (Mich. 1985). · cites it 2× “The Legislature has done this in MCL 141.421 et seq.; MSA 5.3228(21) et seq.”

46th Circuit Trial Court v. Crawford Cnty., 702 N.W.2d 588 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “[4] This incorrect figure was never presented to Kalkaska County. [5] Crawford County only fully funded the Trial Court in FY 2004, in exchange for the Trial Court's voluntarily dismissal of an additional funding claim for that year.”

Hackel v. Macomb Cnty. Comm'n, 826 N.W.2d 753 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012). “Next, we agree with the Commission that the Uniform Budgeting and Accounting Act (UBAA), MCL 141.421 et seq., does not require granting contract-approval powers to the Executive.”

Detroit City Council v. Stecher, 421 N.W.2d 544 (Mich. 1988). · cites it 2× “This case requires that we determine the respective powers and duties of the mayor and city council for the City of Detroit when the city budget must be amended to comply with the balanced budget provisions of the Uniform Budgeting and Accounting Act (UBAA), MCL 141.421 et seq.;…”

Rayford v. City of Detroit, 347 N.W.2d 210 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984). “Plaintiffs moved below for an order requiring the reinstatement of the laid-off officers, charging a violation of the Uniform Budgeting and Accounting Act, MCL 141.421 et seq.; MSA 5.3228(21) et seq.”

46th Circuit Trial Court v. Crawford Cnty., 682 N.W.2d 519 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). “In addition to the countersuit and third-party complaint filed against the Trial Court, Crawford and Kalkaska counties joined in filing a separate suit against Otsego County, in which it was alleged that, as the control unit for the local funding units, Otsego County violated…”

Michigan Ass'n of Counties v. Dep't of Mgmt. & Budget, 345 N.W.2d 584 (Mich. 1984). “18 Through the passage of the Uniform Budg *701 eting and Accounting Act, MCL 141.421 et seq.; MSA 5.3228(21) et seq.”

Detroit City Council v. Stecher, 396 N.W.2d 444 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986). “The court held that the Uniform Budgeting and Accounting Act (ubaa), MCL 141.421 et seq.; MSA 5.3228(21) et seq.”

Detroit Fire Fighters Ass'n v. City of Detroit, 501 N.W.2d 202 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “Nevertheless, in seeking to enforce the city charter and code, plaintiffs seek to enforce that which is intended to promote responsible budgeting and to avoid deficit spending.”

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— Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.421(1) — 2 cases

Ottawa Cnty. Controller v. Ottawa Prob. Judge, 401 N.W.2d 869 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986). “Plaintiffs argue that the Uniform Budgeting and Accounting Act, MCL 141.421 et seq.; MSA 5.3228(21) et seq.”

MacOmb Cnty. Prosecutor v. MacOmb Cnty. Exec. (Mich. Ct. App. 2025).

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