Please call my office at (888) 345-2849 and have your name, address, Social Security number and any other case number that may have been assigned to you by the Unemployment Insurance Agency ready.
I cannot find out the status of my state income tax refund / I received a letter from the Department of Treasury and I am unsure what to do / I wrote a letter to the Department of Treasury and I have not heard back / I am having another problem with the Department of Treasury.
First, try calling the Michigan Department of Treasury toll-free self-help number (800) 827-4000.
If you are unable to obtain the information you are seeking by calling the above number, please call my office at (888) 345-2849 with your address, telephone number, social security number, tax year, adjusted gross income or household income, filing date, expected amount of refund (if applicable), lien number (if applicable), liber number (if applicable), and the dates of the letters received from or mailed to the Department of Treasury.
If you would like my office to communicate with the Department of Treasury on your behalf, please ask for a Power of Attorney (Form 151).
I am having trouble with the court system.
Problems in this area are matters properly before the court and the "separation of powers" clause of the Michigan Constitution prohibits legislators from getting involved in a court case. Legislators are prohibited from intervening in any court decision, either before or after it has been issued.
I can be helpful however, if you are experiencing administrative problems with the Friend of the Court system; for instance, if your ex-spouse has had money for child support withheld from his or her paycheck but you have not received a child support payment.
I applied for a professional license through the State of Michigan and should have received it by now.
Please contact my office at (888) 345-2849 with a copy of your application and any correspondence you have sent or received.
I believe that a business or corporation has either over-charged me or not delivered the goods or services for which I paid.
All consumer transactions in Michigan are governed by law and there are a number of ways that I can be helpful to individual consumers who believe they have been treated unfairly. A few examples of consumer complaints with which I can be helpful would be concerns about the item pricing law, questions about your insurance coverage, or problems with your utility company.
It is important to know that in most instances, I will only be able to give you accurate answers to questions you have or direct you to the correct person or agency with whom you should be speaking. I can not get around state rules and regulations. Disputes about contract terms can only be resolved by the parties to the contract or by a court of law.
I'm looking for a list of members a specific state legislative committee. Is this information on your website?
The members of committees can be found on the House and Senate sites:
http://house.michigan.gov/committees.asp
http://senate.michigan.gov/committees/standing.htm
I was attempting to locate a particular bill in the legislature, but I do not know the bill number. Is there another way I can find it?
When attempting to locate a bill without knowledge of the bill's number, try the various search tools on the Bills page at the http://legislature.mi.gov website. Searches on the Bills page allow you to locate bills based on sponsors, subject categories, keywords, etc.
Each time you use one of these searches, the results page will include a column containing the digest for each bill which should assist you in locating the desired bill.
How do I find a bill from a prior session?
To find a bill from a prior session, select the "Bills" menu option on the left side of the screen. On the bill search page, select the session you want from the "session" drop down box. If the session you seek is not listed, please contact the Michigan Law Library at (517) 373-0630, or e-mail them using the comment form available on this site.
How do I find a particular law, the state constitution or a specific executive order?
All of this information can be found on the Michigan State Legislature Web site at http://legislature.mi.gov.
The Michigan Compiled Laws (MCL) are the compilation of Michigan laws in force, arranged without alteration, under appropriate headings and titles. The MCL includes all of the following:
- Public Acts enacted by the Legislature.
- The Michigan Constitution of 1963, as amended.
- Executive Reorganization Orders issued by the governor that make changes in the organization of the executive branch of state government when considered necessary for efficient administration.