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Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.484 (2026)

Procedures; incorporation of other chapters in drainage board orders.

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THE DRAIN CODE OF 1956

Act 40 of 1956

280.484 Procedures; incorporation of other chapters in drainage board orders.

Sec. 484.

In operating under the terms of this chapter, the several boards and officials shall not be limited by the provisions contained in other chapters of this act and the procedures required under the terms of such other chapter shall not be deemed to be applicable: Provided, That when not contrary to the express provisions of this chapter, any provision or provisions in other chapters of this act may be incorporated by recital or by references into any order or resolution of the drainage board, and when so incorporated shall be deemed applicable to the project under this chapter.

History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1962–2011 · leading case: Kramer v. City of Dearborn Heights, 496 N.W.2d 301 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993).

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Kramer v. City of Dearborn Heights, 496 N.W.2d 301 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993). “Moreover, MCL 280.484; MSA 11.1484, permits incorporation by reference of any consistent provisions in other chapters of the Drain Code.”

Elba Twp. v. Gratiot Cnty. Drain Comm'r, 812 N.W.2d 771 (Mich. Ct. App. 2011). “16 Further, MCL 280.484 specifically provides that “[i]n operating under the terms of [chapter 20], the several boards and officials shall not be limited by the provisions contained in other chapters of this act.”

Mole Constr. Co. v. Drainage Bd. for the Twelve Towns Relief Drains, 118 N.W.2d 833 (Mich. 1962). “Section 484 of the code, also a part of chapter 20, CLS 1956, § 280.484 (Stat Ann 1960 Rev § 11.1484), expressly negates the plaintiffs’ claim that section 221 is nonetheless applicable to the defendant board.”

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