MI HB5824

Prohibits Michigan cities from retaining or adopting ordinances that are unenforceable because they are preempted by state law.

Requires cities that adopted unenforceable ordinances before the effective date to repeal them within 120 days of the law's effective date (January 1, 2015).

Requires cities to repeal unenforceable ordinances within 45 days after the ordinance is determined to be preempted by state law through a formal opinion of the attorney general or final court decision.

Establishes civil fines of up to $10,000 per violation, with every 30 days of continued violation constituting a separate offense; fines are prosecuted by the attorney general and paid to the state general fund.

Defines "unenforceable ordinance" as one determined to be preempted by state law through either a formal opinion of the attorney general or a final court decision.