Michigan statutes
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Michigan statutes are the codified laws enacted by the Michigan Legislature that govern civil, criminal, and administrative matters throughout the state.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Michigan Compiled Laws | 11 |
| Michigan state law | 3 |
| Michigan statutes canonical | 2 |
| Michigan Campaign Finance Act | 1 |
| Michigan Public Act 4 of 2011 | 1 |
| Michigan Public Act 436 of 2012 | 1 |
| Michigan juvenile code | 1 |
| Michigan motor vehicle code | 1 |
| Michigan traffic laws | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3807239 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michigan statutes Context triple: [Michigan Supreme Court, legalAuthority, Michigan statutes]
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A.
Constitution of the State of Michigan
The Constitution of the State of Michigan is the fundamental governing document that structures Michigan’s state government, defines the powers and responsibilities of its public institutions, and guarantees rights to its citizens.
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B.
government of Michigan
The government of Michigan is the state-level governing body of Michigan, comprising executive, legislative, and judicial branches that administer and enforce state laws and policies.
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C.
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state in the Great Lakes region known for its extensive freshwater coastline, automotive industry centered in Detroit, and diverse natural landscapes.
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D.
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state in the Great Lakes region known for its extensive freshwater coastline, automotive industry heritage, and diverse forests and waterways.
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E.
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state in the Great Lakes region known for its automotive industry, extensive freshwater coastline, and manufacturing heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michigan statutes Target entity description: Michigan statutes are the codified laws enacted by the Michigan Legislature that govern civil, criminal, and administrative matters throughout the state.
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A.
Constitution of the State of Michigan
The Constitution of the State of Michigan is the fundamental governing document that structures Michigan’s state government, defines the powers and responsibilities of its public institutions, and guarantees rights to its citizens.
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B.
government of Michigan
The government of Michigan is the state-level governing body of Michigan, comprising executive, legislative, and judicial branches that administer and enforce state laws and policies.
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C.
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state in the Great Lakes region known for its extensive freshwater coastline, automotive industry centered in Detroit, and diverse natural landscapes.
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D.
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state in the Great Lakes region known for its extensive freshwater coastline, automotive industry heritage, and diverse forests and waterways.
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E.
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state in the Great Lakes region known for its automotive industry, extensive freshwater coastline, and manufacturing heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of law
ⓘ
codified statute collection ⓘ |
| amendedBy | subsequent public acts of the Michigan Legislature ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
State of Michigan
ⓘ
linked to:
Michigan
|
| basedOn | legislative acts passed by the Michigan Legislature ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
business entities operating in Michigan
ⓘ
local governments in Michigan ⓘ residents of Michigan ⓘ |
| canBeChallengedOnGroundsOf |
unconstitutionality under the Michigan Constitution
ⓘ
unconstitutionality under the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| distinguishedFrom |
Michigan Constitution
ⓘ
linked to:
Constitution of the State of Michigan
Michigan administrative rules ⓘ Michigan common law ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Michigan Legislature ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Michigan courts
ⓘ
linked to:
Michigan Court System
|
| governs |
administrative law matters in Michigan
ⓘ
civil law matters in Michigan ⓘ criminal law matters in Michigan ⓘ |
| hasEffectFrom | effective dates specified in individual acts ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hierarchicalRelation |
subject to the Constitution of the United States
ⓘ
subordinate to the Constitution of the State of Michigan ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Michigan executive agencies ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
Michigan Court of Appeals
ⓘ
Michigan Supreme Court ⓘ |
| legalForm | codified law ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
United States common law system
ⓘ
linked to:
United States law
|
| partOf | Michigan law ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Michigan administrative code
ⓘ
Michigan court rules ⓘ |
| requires |
gubernatorial signature or equivalent enactment process
ⓘ
publication for public access ⓘ |
| scope | statewide ⓘ |
| sourceOf |
criminal offenses in Michigan
ⓘ
penalties and sanctions in Michigan ⓘ regulatory authority for Michigan agencies ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
business regulation
ⓘ
civil procedure ⓘ criminal procedure ⓘ education ⓘ environmental regulation ⓘ family law ⓘ health and human services ⓘ property law ⓘ public safety ⓘ taxation ⓘ transportation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Michigan statutes Description of subject: Michigan statutes are the codified laws enacted by the Michigan Legislature that govern civil, criminal, and administrative matters throughout the state.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Emergency manager of Flint
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Emergency manager of Flint
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Criminal Division (Third Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan)
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governingLaw
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Michigan Compiled Laws
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subject linked to:
Criminal Division
linked to: Michigan statutes
Juvenile Division (Third Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan)
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legalAuthority
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Michigan juvenile code
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subject linked to:
Juvenile Division
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subject linked to:
Criminal Division
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linked to: Michigan statutes