# Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.3c: Terms of office; applicable after December 31, 2024

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C117_AAct-279-of-1909_S117.3c

## Section

- **Citation:** Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.3c
- **Heading:** Terms of office; applicable after December 31, 2024
- **Jurisdiction:** Michigan
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MI Code / Chapter 117 / Act Act-279-of-1909 / Section 117.3c

## Text

Sec. 3c.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section and notwithstanding any charter provision to the contrary, all terms of city officers elected after December 31, 2024 must not commence earlier than at 12 noon on the first day of the month following the officer's election. If a city's charter provides for terms of city officers to commence after an election and before the first day of the month following the officer's election, all terms of city officers elected in that city after December 31, 2024 commence at 12 noon on the first day of the month following the officer's election.

(2) Notwithstanding any charter provision to the contrary, an individual elected to fill a vacancy shall not take the oath of office until the results have been certified by the appropriate board of canvassers.

History: Add. 2026, Act 17, Imd. Eff. June 22, 2026

## Nearby sections

- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.1 Body corporate.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C117_AAct-279-of-1909_S117.1.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.1a Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C117_AAct-279-of-1909_S117.1a.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.1b Emergency financial manager; authority and responsibilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C117_AAct-279-of-1909_S117.1b.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.2 Saving clause.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C117_AAct-279-of-1909_S117.2.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.3 Mandatory charter provisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C117_AAct-279-of-1909_S117.3.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.3a Abolishment of at-large city council; election of members from single-member election districts; ballot question; approval; determination of city council president; adoption of apportionment plan by commission; qualifications of candidates; rules and procedures; amendment of charter.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C117_AAct-279-of-1909_S117.3a.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.3b Terms of office; staggered terms; resolution; initial terms; applicability of subsection (1).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C117_AAct-279-of-1909_S117.3b.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.3c Terms of office; applicable after December 31, 2024.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C117_AAct-279-of-1909_S117.3c.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.4 Conduct of racing event under MCL 257.1701 et seq.; powers and duties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C117_AAct-279-of-1909_S117.4.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.4a Borrowing money and issuing bonds; net indebtedness; limitation; computation; borrowing in case of fire, flood, or other calamity; incurring obligation for construction, renovation, or modernization of hospital; bonds as obligation of special assessment district and city; validation of bonds issued and obligations incurred before July 31, 1973.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C117_AAct-279-of-1909_S117.4a.md)
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- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.4c Permissible charter provisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C117_AAct-279-of-1909_S117.4c.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.4d Permissible charter provisions; assessing costs of public improvement and boulevard lighting system; definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C117_AAct-279-of-1909_S117.4d.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.4e Public property; condemnation of private property; permissible charter provisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C117_AAct-279-of-1909_S117.4e.md)

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