Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce

Act 101 of 1907 - Carrying on Business Under Assumed or Fictitious Name (445.1 - 445.5)

Section 445.1 - Certificate Required to Carry on Business Under Assumed Name; Filing; Form; Contents; Fee; Execution and Acknowledgment; Exceptions; Certification and Return of Duplicate; “Person” and “Address” Defined; Imposition of Fee by Certain C... - Sec. 1. (1) A person shall not carry on, conduct,...

Section 445.1a - Certificate; Use of Assumed Name Authorized for 5 Years; Renewal Certificate; Filing, Form, Fee, and Duration; Notice; Abandonment of Assumed Name; Destruction of Certificate. - Sec. 1a. The certificate when acknowledged and filed as required...

Section 445.1b - Repealed. 1968, Act 165, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to carrying on business...

Section 445.2 - Assumed Name Certificates; Filing Period; Rejection by County Clerk. - Sec. 2. Persons now owning or conducting such business under...

Section 445.2a - Assumed Name; Change of Business Location Certificate, Filing. - Sec. 2-a. Whenever an assumed name concern has changed or...

Section 445.2b - Assumed Name; Discontinuance of Operation Certificate, Filing. - Sec. 2-b. Whenever an assumed name concern shall go out...

Section 445.2c - Certified Copies of Original or Renewal Certificates; Request ; Fee. - Sec. 2c. Upon request and payment of $2.00 per copy,...

Section 445.3 - Certificates; Alphabetical Index; Indexing and Filing Fee; Certified Copy as Evidence; Cost of Certified Copies; Certificate as Evidence of Partnership; Service of Process; Extension of Time; Jurisdiction. - Sec. 3. (1) The county clerk shall keep an alphabetical...

Section 445.4 - Contents of Certificate; Applicability of Act to Corporation or Limited Partnership. - Sec. 4. (1) The certificate referred to in section 1,...

Section 445.5 - Violation of Act; Penalty; Violation of Contracts, Effect. - Sec. 5. Any person or persons owning, carrying on or...

Act 141 of 1982 - Business Coordination Procedures Act (445.11 - 445.24)

Section 445.11 - Short Title. - ***** 445.11 THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY AFTER APRIL 27,...

Section 445.12 - Meanings of Words and Phrases. - ***** 445.12 THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY AFTER APRIL 27,...

Section 445.13 - Definitions; a to E. - ***** 445.13 THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY AFTER APRIL 27,...

Section 445.14 - Definitions; O to S. - ***** 445.14 THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY AFTER APRIL 27,...

Section 445.15 - Office of Business Permits; Creation; Department Representatives; Duties of Office. - ***** 445.15 THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY AFTER APRIL 27,...

Section 445.16 - Report of State Agency Required to Review, Approve, or Grant Permits; Information File on State Agency Permits; List of Permits; Availability and Contents; Preparation and Distribution of Information Explaining Permit Requirements Af... - ***** 445.16 THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY AFTER APRIL 27,...

Section 445.17 - Master Application Procedure. - ***** 445.17 THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY AFTER APRIL 27,...

Section 445.18 - Preapplication Conference. - ***** 445.18 THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY AFTER APRIL 27,...

Section 445.19 - Rejection of Permit Application; Classification and Explanation. - ***** 445.19 THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY AFTER APRIL 27,...

Section 445.20 - Services Available Without Cost. - ***** 445.20 THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY AFTER APRIL 27,...

Section 445.21 - Annual Appropriation. - ***** 445.21 THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY AFTER APRIL 27,...

Section 445.22 - Annual Report. - ***** 445.22 THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY AFTER APRIL 27,...

Section 445.23 - Rules. - ***** 445.23 THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY AFTER APRIL 27,...

Section 445.24 - Applicability of Act. - ***** 445.24 THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY AFTER APRIL 27,...

Act 48 of 2019 - Mail and Mail Depository Protection Act (445.31 - 445.33)

Section 445.31 - Short Title. - Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be...

Section 445.32 - Definitions. - Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Mail" means...

Section 445.33 - Taking, Holding, Concealing, or Destroying Mail Addressed to Another Person; Prohibited Conduct; Violation as a Crime; Penalties; Applicable Whether Alive or Deceased. - Sec. 3. (1) A person shall not take, hold, conceal,...

Act 310 of 1984 - Cooperative Identity Protection Act (445.51 - 445.57)

Section 445.51 - Short Title. - Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be...

Section 445.52 - Definitions. - Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Consumer protection...

Section 445.53 - Use of Terms “Cooperative,”“co-Op,” or Variation Thereof. - Sec. 3. Unfair, unconscionable, or deceptive methods, acts or practices...

Section 445.54 - Powers of Enforcement. - Sec. 4. The attorney general shall have the following powers...

Section 445.55 - Action for Declaratory Judgment or Injunction; Action for Damages and Attorneys' Fees. - Sec. 5. (1) Whether or not the person seeks damages...

Section 445.56 - Effective Date. - Sec. 6. This act shall take effect January 1, 1985....

Section 445.57 - Conditional Effective Date. - Sec. 7. This act shall not take effect unless House...

Act 452 of 2004 - Identity Theft Protection Act (445.61 - 445.79d)

Section 445.61 - Short Title. - Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be...

Section 445.63 - Definitions. - Sec. 3. As used in this act: (a) "Agency" means...

Section 445.64 - Exemption. - Sec. 4. (1) An entity that is subject to or...

Section 445.65 - Prohibited Acts; Violations; Defense in Civil Action or Criminal Prosecution; Burden of Proof. - Sec. 5. (1) A person shall not do any of...

Section 445.65a - Definitions; Prohibited Acts; Obtaining Confidential Telephone Records by Law Enforcement Agency or Telecommunication Provider. - Sec. 5a. (1) As used in this act: (a) "Confidential...

Section 445.67 - Additional Prohibited Acts. - Sec. 7. A person shall not do any of the...

Section 445.67a - Prohibited Acts; Interactive Computer Service Provider Not Liable for Certain Actions; Civil Action by Attorney General or Interactive Computer Service Provider; Exception; Recovery of Damages; Investigation. - Sec. 7a. (1) A person shall not do any of...

Section 445.69 - Certain Violations as Felony; Penalty; Consecutive Sentences; Defense in Civil Action or Criminal Prosecution; Burden of Proof; Exception. - Sec. 9. (1) Subject to subsection (6), a person who...

Section 445.71 - Prohibited Acts in Conduct of Trade or Commerce; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Civil Liability. - Sec. 11. (1) A person shall not do any of...

Section 445.72 - Notice of Security Breach; Requirements. - Sec. 12. (1) Unless the person or agency determines that...

Section 445.72a - Destruction of Data Containing Personal Information Required; Violation as Misdemeanor; Fine; Compliance; "Destroy" Defined. - Sec. 12a. (1) Subject to subsection (3), a person or...

Section 445.72b - Misrepresentation by Advertisement or Solicitation Prohibited; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Civil Remedy. - Sec. 12b. (1) A person shall not distribute an advertisement...

Section 445.73 - Verification of Information; Use of Vital Record. - Sec. 13. (1) A law enforcement agency or victim of...

Section 445.75 - Repeal of MCL 750.285. - Sec. 15. Section 285 of the Michigan penal code, 1931...

Section 445.77 - Effective Date. - Sec. 17. This act takes effect March 1, 2005. History:...

Section 445.79 - Property Subject to Forfeiture. - Sec. 19. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the...

Section 445.79a - Seizure of Forfeited Property; Seizure Without Process; Circumstances. - Sec. 19a. Property that is subject to forfeiture under this...

Section 445.79b - Seizure Without Process of Property Not Exceeding $50,000.00; Procedure; Powers of Seizing Agency; Title; Examination of Seized Money; Return of Money; Burden of Proof. - Sec. 19b. (1) If property is seized pursuant to section...

Section 445.79c - Forfeited Property; Powers of Local Government or State; Appointment and Authority of Receiver; Payment of Expenses. - Sec. 19c. (1) When property is forfeited under this act,...

Section 445.79d - Seizure and Forfeiture Activities; Report by Agency to Department of State Police; Audit; "Reporting Agency" Defined. - Sec. 19d. (1) Beginning February 1, 2016, each reporting agency...

Act 454 of 2004 - Social Security Number Privacy Act (445.81 - 445.87)

Section 445.81 - Short Title. - Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be...

Section 445.82 - Definitions. - Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Child or...

Section 445.83 - Prohibited Use of Social Security Number of Employee, Student, or Other Individual; Exceptions. - Sec. 3. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a...

Section 445.84 - Privacy Policy. - Sec. 4. (1) Beginning January 1, 2006, a person who...

Section 445.85 - Exemption From Disclosure. - Sec. 5. All or more than 4 sequential digits of...

Section 445.86 - Violation of MCL 445.83 as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Recovery of Damages in Civil Action. - Sec. 6. (1) A person who violates section 3 with...

Section 445.87 - Effective Date. - Sec. 7. This act takes effect March 1, 2005. History:...

Act 271 of 1941 - Unlawful Trade Practices (445.101 - 445.109)

Section 445.101 - Unlawful Trade Practices; Suppression. - Sec. 1. The legislature of the state of Michigan hereby...

Section 445.102 - Unlawful Trade Practices; Definitions. - Sec. 2. When used in this act: (a) The term...

Section 445.103 - Unlawful Trade Practices; Wholesale, Use of Term. - Sec. 3. It shall be an unlawful trade practice for...

Section 445.104 - Unlawful Trade Practices; Employee, Use of Term. - Sec. 4. It shall be an unlawful trade practice for...

Section 445.105 - Unlawful Trade Practices; Manufacturer, Miller, Wholesaler and Broker, Use of Terms. - Sec. 5. It shall be an unlawful trade practice for...

Section 445.106 - Unlawful Trade Practices; Purchase of Unrelated Business Items; Automobile Seat Belts, Exemption. - Sec. 6. It shall be an unlawful trade practice for...

Section 445.106a - Unlawful Trade Practices; Sale at Reduced Price, False Representation. - Sec. 6a. It shall be an unlawful trade practice for...

Section 445.106b - Unlawful Trade Practices; United States Government, Use of Terms, Exception. - Sec. 6b. It shall be an unlawful trade practice for...

Section 445.106c - Unlawful Trade Practices; Unclaimed Freight. - Sec. 6c. It shall be an unlawful trade practice for...

Section 445.107 - Unlawful Trade Practices; Circuit Court Injunction; Compensatory Costs; Sales Tax, Collection. - Sec. 7. The circuit court of the county where any...

Section 445.108 - Unlawful Trade Practices; Rescission. - Sec. 8. Any person to whom is sold any goods,...

Section 445.109 - Unlawful Trade Practices; Sale of Product by Employer to Employee. - Sec. 9. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to...

Act 227 of 1971 - Home Solicitation Sales (445.111 - 445.117)

Section 445.111 - Definitions. - Sec. 1. As used in this act: (a) "Home solicitation...

Section 445.111a - Telephonic Solicitation Using Recorded Message Prohibited; Establishment of State Do-Not-Call List. - Sec. 1a. (1) A home solicitation sale shall not be...

Section 445.111b - Information to Be Provided by Person Making Telephone Solicitation; Interference With Caller ID Function Prohibited. - Sec. 1b. (1) At the beginning of a telephone solicitation,...

Section 445.111c - Unfair or Deceptive Act or Practice; Violation; Penalty; Damages. - Sec. 1c. (1) It is an unfair or deceptive act...

Section 445.111d - Do-Not-Call List; Notice of Description and Enrollment; “Telecommunication Provider” Defined. - Sec. 1d. (1) Beginning 210 days after the effective date...

Section 445.111e - Applicability of MCL 445.111a, 445.111b, 445.111c, and 445.111d. - Sec. 1e. Sections 1a, 1b, 1c, and 1d do not...

Section 445.112 - Right of Buyer to Cancel Home Solicitation Sale; Time; Notice of Cancellation; Restriction on Right to Cancel; Sale Subject to Debtor's Right to Rescind. - Sec. 2. (1) Except as provided in subsection (5), in...

Section 445.113 - Written Agreement or Offer to Purchase; Contents; Form; Cancellation; Exceptions; Conditions. - Sec. 3. (1) In a home solicitation sale, unless the...

Section 445.114 - Tender of Payments or Goods to Buyer; Failure to Tender Goods; Effect of Noncompliance. - Sec. 4. (1) Except as provided in this section, within...

Section 445.115 - Demand by Seller for Return of Goods; Care and Availability of Goods; Effect of Failure to Demand Return of Goods; Compensation for Services Performed. - Sec. 5. (1) Except as provided by section 4(3), if...

Section 445.116 - Refunds or Penalties as Set Off or Defense. - Sec. 6. In connection with a home solicitation sale, refunds...

Section 445.117 - Action for Collection of Home Solicitation Sale Contract. - Sec. 7. No person may bring any action in any...

Act 28 of 1969 - Unsolicited Merchandise (445.131 - 445.131)

Section 445.131 - Unsolicited Merchandise; Rights of Recipients. - Sec. 1. No person, firm, partnership, association or corporation, or...

Act 119 of 1964 - Refund of Down Payment on Vendor's Rescission of Sale (445.141 - 445.142)

Section 445.141 - Vendor's Rescission of Sale of Goods; Refund; Goods, Possession. - Sec. 1. When any person, partnership, association or corporation sells...

Section 445.142 - Violation of Act; Penalty. - Sec. 2. Any person who violates the provisions of this...

Act 358 of 1972 - Billing for Clinical Laboratory Services (445.161 - 445.163)

Section 445.161 - Clinical Laboratory Work; Billing Patient or Third Party in Excess of Amount Billed Licensed Person. - Sec. 1. A person licensed to practice medicine by an...

Section 445.162 - Physicians Not to Receive Fee From Laboratory. - Sec. 2. A person licensed to practice medicine by an...

Section 445.163 - Violation; Penalty. - Sec. 3. A person who is in violation of section...

Act 70 of 1981 - Regulation of Collection Practices (445.251 - 445.258)

Section 445.251 - Definitions. - Sec. 1. (1) As used in this act: (a) "Claim"...

Section 445.252 - Prohibited Acts. - Sec. 2. A regulated person shall not commit 1 or...

Section 445.253 - Cease and Desist Order; Hearing; Failure to Comply With Order; Action in Circuit Court; Fine. - Sec. 3. (1) The attorney general may order a regulated...

Section 445.254 - Action to Restrain Act or Practice; Injunction and Other Equitable Orders or Judgments. - Sec. 4. The attorney general may bring an action to...

Section 445.255 - Assurance of Discontinuance; Contents; Filing; Record; Opening Closed Matter for Further Proceedings. - Sec. 5. When the attorney general has authority to institute...

Section 445.256 - Wilful Violation of Act or Engaging in Recurring Course of Wilful Conduct in Violation of Act; Penalties. - Sec. 6. (1) In an action brought under this act,...

Section 445.257 - Action for Damages or Equitable Relief; Amount of Recovery; Civil Fine; Attorney's Fees and Court Costs. - Sec. 7. (1) A person who suffers injury, loss, or...

Section 445.258 - Communications With Person Other Than Debtor for Purpose of Acquiring Location Information; Required Statements. - Sec. 8. (1) A regulated person communicating with any person...

Act 211 of 1989 - Reporting Adverse Information About Cosigner (445.271 - 445.273)

Section 445.271 - Definitions. - Sec. 1. As used in this act: (a) "Adverse information"...

Section 445.272 - Reporting Adverse Information About Cosigner; Notice; Response; Prohibition. - Sec. 2. (1) Before reporting adverse information about a cosigner...

Section 445.273 - Action by Cosigner; Notice; Statement; Resolution. - Sec. 3. (1) A cosigner who suffers loss as a...

Act 100 of 1927 - Poultry (445.301 - 445.305)

Section 445.301 - Purchasing Poultry for Resale; Record. - Sec. 1. Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the...

Section 445.302 - Duty of Seller; Statement, Signature. - Sec. 2. The seller shall at the time of making...

Section 445.303 - Blanks for Record; Furnished by Secretary of State. - Sec. 3. Each and every person, firm or corporation, so...

Section 445.304 - Blanks for Record; Custody, Inspection. - Sec. 4. All such blanks when filled shall constitute a...

Section 445.305 - Violation of Act; Penalty. - Sec. 5. Any person violating any of the provisions of...

Act 15 of 2011 - Shopping Reform and Modernization Act (445.311 - 445.324)

Section 445.311 - Short Title. - Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be...

Section 445.312 - Definitions. - Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Advertise" means...

Section 445.313 - Director of Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; Duties. - Sec. 3. All of the following apply to the director...

Section 445.314 - Advertisements; Requirements; Guarantee; Notification of Availability of Items; Applicability of Section to Certain Goods. - Sec. 4. (1) A person shall not knowingly advertise the...

Section 445.315 - Untrue, Deceptive, or Misleading Advertisement; "Not First Class" Defined. - Sec. 5. (1) A person shall not knowingly make, publish,...

Section 445.316 - Exceptions to MCL 445.314 and 445.315. - Sec. 6. Sections 4 and 5 do not apply to...

Section 445.317 - Display of Total Price of Consumer Item Offered for Sale; Exceptions. - Sec. 7. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2),...

Section 445.318 - Charging Higher Price Than Price Displayed on Item; Violation. - Sec. 8. (1) A person shall not knowingly charge or...

Section 445.319 - Applicability of Section to Certain Sales; Conditions; Loss Suffered by Buyer; Notification; Recovery; Action Brought by Buyer; Section Inapplicable to Seller Intentionally Charging More Than Displayed Price. - Sec. 9. (1) Except as provided in subsection (4), this...

Section 445.320 - Injunction; Proceeding; Assurance of Discontinuance of Act or Practice; Forwarding of Notice of Violation; Civil Fine; Rules. - Sec. 10. (1) The attorney general may maintain an action...

Section 445.321 - Public Consumer Education Program; Purpose; Appropriation; Internet Website. - Sec. 11. (1) For the fiscal year ending September 30,...

Section 445.322 - Individual or Class Action. - Sec. 12. (1) Whether or not a person seeks damages...

Section 445.323 - Investigation by Prosecuting Attorney; Action. - Sec. 13. A prosecuting attorney may conduct an investigation under...

Section 445.324 - Remedies; Enactment of Inconsistent Ordinances or Regulations. - Sec. 14. (1) The remedies provided under this act are...

Act 51 of 1925 - Transient Merchants (445.371 - 445.378)

Section 445.371 - Definitions. - Sec. 1. As used in this act (a) "Transient merchant"...

Section 445.372 - Transient Merchants; License Required. - Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful for any person, either...

Section 445.373 - Application for License; Contents; Attachment; Service of Process; Deposit or Surety Bond; Fee; Issuance and Expiration of License; Copies to State Treasurer; Display of License. - Sec. 3. Any person desiring to engage in a business...

Section 445.374 - License; Deposit; Subjection to Claims; Balance, Deposit. - Sec. 4. Deposits made with such county treasurer as required...

Section 445.375 - License; Invalidation, Exhaustion of Deposit; Revocation. - Sec. 5. Any such license shall be void as soon...

Section 445.376 - Transient Merchants; Evidence. - Sec. 6. Transaction of business as defined in section 1...

Section 445.377 - Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Impounding Goods; Recovery or Sale of Impounded Goods; Notice; Conduct of Sale; Disposition of Proceeds; Liability. - Sec. 7. (1) A person who violates this act is...

Section 445.378 - Effect of Act as to Local License or Regulation. - Sec. 8. Nothing in this act contained shall interfere with...

Act 350 of 1917 - Secondhand Dealers and Junk Dealers (445.401 - 445.408)

Section 445.401 - Second Hand or Junk Dealer; License Required; Automated Recycling Kiosk; Internet Drop-Off Store Exempt From Licensure; Articles of Scrap Metal; Compliance Required. - Sec. 1. (1) A person shall not carry on the...

Section 445.402 - Second Hand or Junk Dealer; License, Issuance; Terms; Transferability; Fee; Inspection. - Sec. 2. (1) The mayor of a city or chief...

Section 445.403 - Definitions. - Sec. 3. As used in this act: (a) "Automated recycling...

Section 445.404 - Second Hand or Junk Dealer; Sign; Prerequisites; Record; Inspection. - Sec. 4. (1) A second hand dealer or junk dealer...

Section 445.405 - Second Hand or Junk Dealer; Articles Purchased or Exchanged; Retention; Retention Automated Recycling Kiosk; Tagging; Record; Requirements; Exceptions. - Sec. 5. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a...

Section 445.406 - Second Hand or Junk Dealer; Person Without Business Place; Retention of Goods, Record for Police. - Sec. 6. If the purchaser or receiver, by exchange or...

Section 445.407 - Second Hand or Junk Dealer; Unlawful Purchases. - Sec. 7. No person shall purchase or receive by sale,...

Section 445.408 - Violation of Act; Penalties; Remedies. - Sec. 8. (1) Except as otherwise provided for in this...

Act 429 of 2008 - Scrap Metal Regulatory Act (445.421 - 445.443)

Section 445.421 - Short Title. - Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be...

Section 445.423 - Definitions. - Sec. 3. As used in this act: (a) "Ferrous metal"...

Section 445.425 - Scrap Metal Dealer; Seller; Duties. - Sec. 5. (1) All of the following apply to a...

Section 445.426 - Payment Methods for Certain Purchase Transactions; Electronic Database; Requirements; Single Shared Electronic Database; Determination or Selection by Department of State Police; Objection; Filing Petition; Hearing; Duties of Scrap... - Sec. 6. (1) In a purchase transaction of any of...

Section 445.427 - Record of Purchase Transaction; Preparation and Maintenance; Duration; Location; Availability for Inspection; Contents; Exception; Use of Electronic Record-Keeping System. - Sec. 7. (1) Subject to subsection (4), and except as...

Section 445.429 - Article Containing Nonferrous Metal; Tagging and Holding by Dealer Required; Circumstances; Creation and Maintenance of Records; Certain Sales Prohibited. - Sec. 9. (1) A dealer shall tag and hold, for...

Section 445.430 - Sale or Purchase of Certain Property Prohibited. - Sec. 10. A person shall not knowingly sell or attempt...

Section 445.431 - Database; Registration With or Subscription to Be Required. - Sec. 11. (1) A scrap metal dealer shall register with...

Section 445.433 - Violation of MCL 445.427 or 445.429 as Misdemeanor; Malfunction as Affirmative Defense; Conduct as Felony; Penalties; Report by Department of State Police. - Sec. 13. (1) If a person violates section 7, or...

Section 445.435 - Violation of Act as State Civil Infraction; Violation of MCL 445.426 as State Civil Infraction; Penalties. - Sec. 15. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a...

Section 445.437 - Private Cause of Action; Damages; "Value of the Property Stolen" Defined; Costs and Attorney Fees. - Sec. 17. (1) A person may bring a private cause...

Section 445.439 - Remedies. - Sec. 19. (1) The remedies under this act are cumulative...

Section 445.441 - Effective Date. - Sec. 21. This act takes effect April 1, 2009. History:...

Section 445.443 - Conditional Effective Date. - Sec. 23. This act does not take effect unless all...

Act 12 of 1929 - Junk Yards (445.451 - 445.453)

Section 445.451 - Junk Yards; Township Licenses, Fees, Regulations, State of Purchases. - Sec. 1. The township board of any township may, at...

Section 445.452 - Junk Yards; Regulations, Publication. - Sec. 2. Said resolution and the rules, regulations and conditions...

Section 445.453 - Violation of Act; Penalty. - Sec. 3. Any person, firm, association or corporation which shall...

Act 95 of 1981 - The Precious Metal and Gem Dealer Act (445.481 - 445.492)

Section 445.481 - Short Title. - Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be...

Section 445.482 - Definitions. - Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Agent or...

Section 445.483 - Dealer; Certificate of Registration Required; Internet Drop-Off Store Exempt From Registration; Application; Fee; Disclosures; Dealer, Agent, or Employee Convicted of Misdemeanor or Felony; Compliance With Local Ordinances; Issuance... - Sec. 3. (1) A dealer shall not conduct business in...

Section 445.484 - Permanent Record of Each Transaction; Forms; Copies; Information Required; Numbering; Sending Copy of Record of Transaction Form to Police Agency or Sheriff's Department; Inspection; Confidentiality; Retention Period; Size of Form;... - Sec. 4. (1) A dealer shall maintain a permanent record...

Section 445.485 - Retaining Precious Item for 9 Calendar Days; Alteration. - Sec. 5. A precious item received by a dealer shall...

Section 445.486 - Prohibited Conduct. - Sec. 6. A dealer or an agent or employee of...

Section 445.487 - Failure to Make Entry in Records as Misdemeanor or Felony; Penalty. - Sec. 7. (1) A dealer or an agent or employee...

Section 445.488 - Violation of MCL 445.483(7) or (8) or 445.484(1)(e), (3), (4), or (5) as Misdemeanor or Felony; Penalty. - Sec. 8. (1) A dealer who knowingly violates section 3(7),...

Section 445.489 - Conduct Constituting Felony; Penalty. - Sec. 9. A dealer or an agent or employee of...

Section 445.490 - Violation of MCL 445.483(1) or 445.485 as Felony; Penalty. - Sec. 10. A dealer who violates section 3(1) or 5...

Section 445.491 - Action Against Dealer; Grounds; Damages, Costs, and Attorneys' Fees. - Sec. 11. A person who has a precious item stolen,...

Section 445.492 - Effective Date. - Sec. 12. This act shall take effect 60 days after...

Act 232 of 1937 - Used Car Lots (445.501 - 445.504)

Section 445.501 - Used Car Lot; Definition. - Sec. 1. The term "used car lot" as used in...

Section 445.502 - Township Used Car Lot; Resolution; License, Fee, Application; Rules; Licensee, Sworn Statement, Mailing. - Sec. 2. The township board of any township is hereby...

Section 445.503 - Resolution, Rules and Regulations; Posting, Affidavit; Township Clerk, Filing. - Sec. 3. Said resolution, and the rules, regulations and conditions...

Section 445.504 - Violation of Act; Penalty. - Sec. 4. Any person, firm, association or corporation which shall...

Act 88 of 1989 - Watercraft and Outboard Motor Manufacturers, Distributors, and Dealers (445.541 - 445.547)

Section 445.541 - Meanings of Words and Phrases. - Sec. 1. For the purposes of this act, the words...

Section 445.542 - Definitions. - Sec. 2. (1) "Dealer agreement" means the agreement or contract...

Section 445.543 - Dealer Agreement and Compliance Required for Sale or Purchase of New Watercraft or New Outboard Motor. - Sec. 3. A manufacturer or distributor shall not offer for...

Section 445.544 - Contents of Dealer Agreement. - Sec. 4. Each dealer agreement shall include, but is not...

Section 445.545 - Sale, Transfer, or Exchange of Dealership; Consent; Criteria; Prohibited Conduct. - Sec. 5. (1) A manufacturer or distributor shall not unreasonably...

Section 445.546 - Inability of Designated Successor to Succeed New Watercraft Dealer. - Sec. 6. If a designated successor is not able to...

Section 445.547 - Designated Successor of Deceased or Incapacitated New Watercraft Dealer; Notice of Intent; Existing Dealer Agreement; Personal and Financial Data; Notice of Refusal to Approve Succession. - Sec. 7. (1) A designated successor of a deceased or...

Act 200 of 1937 - Secondhand Watches (445.551 - 445.555)

Section 445.551 - Definitions. - Sec. 1. For the purposes of this act: "Consumer" shall...

Section 445.552 - Sale; Tag, Size, Wording. - Sec. 2. Any person, or agent or employe thereof, who...

Section 445.553 - Invoice; Contents. - Sec. 3. Any person, or agent or employe thereof, who...

Section 445.554 - Advertisement. - Sec. 4. Any person advertising second-hand watches for sale in...

Section 445.555 - Violation of Act; Penalty. - Sec. 5. Any person who shall violate any of the...

Initiated Law 1 of 1976 - Beverage Containers (445.571 - 445.576)

Section 445.571 - Definitions. - Sec. 1. As used in this act: (a) "Beverage" means...

Section 445.571a - "Container Composed of a Combination of These Materials" Defined. - Sec. 1a. As used in section 1, "container composed of...

Section 445.572 - Nonreturnable Containers; Prohibitions; Means for Return and Refund; Regional Redemption Centers; Acceptance of Containers and Payment of Refunds; Indicating Refund Value and Name of State on Container; Exception; Metal Containers W... - Sec. 2. (1) A dealer within this state shall not...

Section 445.572a - Designated Metal, Glass, or Plastic Containers; Sale or Offer of Sale of Certain Beverages; Requirements; Violations; Definitions. - Sec. 2a. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), beginning...

Section 445.573 - Certification of Beverage Containers. - Sec. 3. (1) To promote the use in this state...

Section 445.573a - Report; Filing; Contents. - Sec. 3a. Not later than March 1 of each year,...

Section 445.573b - Unclaimed Bottle Deposits; Audit, Assessment, and Collection by Department of Treasury; Payment by Underredeemer; Overredemption Credit; Payment of Refund to Overredeemer; Report; Definitions. - Sec. 3b. (1) The department of treasury may audit, assess,...

Section 445.573c - Bottle Deposit Fund and Bottle Bill Enforcement Fund; Creation; Administration; Deposits; Disbursements; Report of Effectiveness and Information; Rules. - Sec. 3c. (1) The bottle deposit fund is created in...

Section 445.573d - Unclaimed Deposits. - Sec. 3d. Unclaimed deposits on returnable containers are considered to...

Section 445.573e - Cleanup and Redevelopment Trust Fund. - Sec. 3e. (1) The cleanup and redevelopment trust fund is...

Section 445.573f - Community Pollution Prevention Fund. - Sec. 3f. (1) The community pollution prevention fund is created...

Section 445.574 - Violation; Penalty; Separate Offense; Violations of Section 4c; Enhanced Sentence; Limitation. - Sec. 4. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) and...

Section 445.574a - Prohibited Return to Dealer, Distributor, or Manufacturer; Violation; Penalty; Exceptions; Restitution; Action Brought by Attorney General or County Prosecutor. - Sec. 4a. (1) A person shall not return or attempt...

Section 445.574b - Posting Notice on Dealer's Premises; Failure to Comply; Penalty. - Sec. 4b. (1) In that portion of the dealer's premises...

Section 445.574c - Distributor Sale to Dealer; 10 Cent Deposit; Exceptions; Record. - Sec. 4c. A distributor that sells to a dealer a...

Section 445.575 - Repeal of MCL 445.191. - Sec. 5. Act No. 142 of the Public Acts of...

Section 445.576 - Effective Date. - Sec. 6. This act shall take effect two years after...

Act 389 of 2016 - Regulation of Auxiliary Containers (445.591 - 445.593)

Section 445.591 - Definitions. - Sec. 1. As used in this act: (a) "Auxiliary container"...

Section 445.592 - Prohibition, Restriction, or Regulation of Auxiliary Containers by Local Government; Prohibitions. - Sec. 2. Subject to section 3, a local unit of...

Section 445.593 - Scope of MCL 445.592. - Sec. 3. (1) Section 2 shall not be construed to...

Act 144 of 1895 - Abandonment of Business (445.601 - 445.606)

Section 445.601 - Abandonment of Business by Municipally Aided Company Without Restoration of Benefits and Interest Unlawful. - Sec. 1. That it shall be unlawful for any corporation...

Section 445.602 - Abandonment of Business; Application of Act; Benefit to Company Officer or Agent or to Predecessor Company. - Sec. 2. The provisions and penalties shall apply in all...

Section 445.603 - Violation of Act; Misdemeanor. - Sec. 3. The violation of any of the provisions of...

Section 445.604 - Violation of Act; Penalty. - Sec. 4. Any shareholder, officer, agent or other person violating...

Section 445.605 - Restoration of Benefits; Payment. - Sec. 5. The repayments and restorations required by this act...

Section 445.606 - Forfeitures and Injunctions; Rights of Municipality Upon Failure of Company. - Sec. 6. The forfeitures and injunctions provided for in this...

Act 155 of 1981 - Ownership Rights in Dies, Molds, and Forms (445.611 - 445.620c)

Section 445.611 - Definitions. - Sec. 1. For purposes of this act: (a) "Customer" means...

Section 445.612 - Transfer of Rights, Title, and Interest in Die, Mold, or Form to Molder; Purpose. - Sec. 2. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, if a customer...

Section 445.613 - Notice of Intention to Terminate Customer's Rights, Title, and Interest in Die, Mold, or Form. - Sec. 3. After the expiration of the 3-year period set...

Section 445.614 - Effect of Customer's Failure to Claim Possession of Die, Mold, or Form or to Make Storage Arrangements; Construction of Section. - Sec. 4. If a customer does not claim possession of...

Section 445.615 - Retroactive Application of 3-Year Waiting Period. - Sec. 5. The 3-year waiting period provided in section 2...

Section 445.616 - Applicability and Construction of MCL 445.612 to 445.615. - Sec. 6. Sections 2 to 5 shall not apply if...

Section 445.617 - Effective Date. - Sec. 7. This act shall take effect January 1, 1982....

Section 445.618 - Molder's Lien. - Sec. 8. A molder has a lien, dependent on possession,...

Section 445.618a - Enforcement of Lien; Notice. - Sec. 8a. Before enforcing a lien granted to a molder...

Section 445.618b - Sale of Die, Mold, or Form; Conditions. - Sec. 8b. If the molder has not been paid the...

Section 445.618c - Sale of Die, Mold, or Form; Notice; Dispute. - Sec. 8c. (1) Before a molder may sell the die,...

Section 445.618d - Sale for Sum Greater Than Amount of Lien; Disposition of Proceeds; Prohibited Sales. - Sec. 8d. (1) If the sale is for a sum...

Section 445.619 - Moldbuilder; Lien; Requirements. - Sec. 9. (1) A moldbuilder shall permanently record on every...

Section 445.620 - Moldbuilder; Lien; Enforcement; Notice. - Sec. 10. To enforce a lien that attaches under section...

Section 445.620a - Moldbuilder; Right to Possession of Die, Mold, or Form. - Sec. 10a. Subject to section 10b, if the moldbuilder has...

Section 445.620b - Sale of Die, Mold, or Form; Notice of Intent. - Sec. 10b. (1) Before a moldbuilder may sell a die,...

Section 445.620c - Sale; Proceeds; Prohibition. - Sec. 10c. (1) If the proceeds of the sale are...

Act 362 of 1982 - Direct Molding Process (445.621 - 445.624)

Section 445.621 - “Direct Molding Process” Defined. - Sec. 1. As used in this act, "direct molding process"...

Section 445.622 - Prohibited Conduct. - Sec. 2. (1) A person shall not manufacture for the...

Section 445.623 - Civil Action for Injunctive Relief; Damages, Attorney's Fees, and Costs. - Sec. 3. A person injured by a violation of this...

Section 445.624 - Applicability of Act. - Sec. 4. This act shall not apply to a product...

Act 388 of 2008 - Beverage Container Redemption Antifraud Act (445.631 - 445.643)

Section 445.631 - Short Title. - Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be...

Section 445.633 - Definitions. - Sec. 3. As used in this act: (a) "Beverage container...

Section 445.635 - Retrofit of Reverse Vending Machines; Payment to Reverse Vending Machine Manufacturers; Application for Payment; Acceptance as Full Payment; Proof of Completion; Conditions for Requiring Installation or Retrofitting of Reverse Vendi... - Sec. 5. (1) The department shall pay reverse vending machine...

Section 445.636 - Establishment of New Retail Store in County Bordering Another State or in Lower Peninsula Contiguous With County Bordering Another State; Installation of Vision Technology; Requirements. - Sec. 6. (1) If a dealer establishes a new retail...

Section 445.637 - Beverage Container Redemption Antifraud Fund; Creation; Payments; Allocations; Report. - Sec. 7. (1) The beverage container redemption antifraud fund is...

Section 445.639 - Payment Amount; Purchase or Lease. - Sec. 9. (1) The amount of payment a reverse vending...

Section 445.641 - Distribution of Money Left in Fund. - Sec. 11. If the department determines that it has paid...

Section 445.643 - Report. - Sec. 13. (1) No later than 60 days after the...

Act 387 of 2008 - Reverse Vending Machine Antifraud Act (445.651 - 445.669)

Section 445.651 - Short Title. - Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be...

Section 445.653 - Definitions. - Sec. 3. As used in this act: (a) "Beverage container"...

Section 445.655 - Installation of Vision Technology. - Sec. 5. Not later than 450 days after the effective...

Section 445.657 - Reverse Vending Machine Used in County That Borders Another State or County in Lower Peninsula Contiguous With County That Borders Another State; Processing Metal Beverage Containers; Requirements; Extension of Date. - Sec. 7. (1) Subject to subsection (2), beginning 360 days...

Section 445.659 - Reverse Vending Machine Used in County That Borders Another State or County in Lower Peninsula Contiguous With County That Borders Another State; Processing Glass or Plastic Beverage Containers; Requirements; Extension of Date. - Sec. 9. (1) Subject to subsection (2), beginning 720 days...

Section 445.661 - Change, Alteration, or Modification; Prohibitions. - Sec. 11. A person shall not change, alter, or modify...

Section 445.663 - Fraudulent Change, Alteration, or Modification; Data; Retention; Availability for Inspection. - Sec. 13. (1) A person shall not fraudulently change, alter,...

Section 445.665 - Inspection; Investigation of Complaint; Notice of Violation; Installation or Update to Comply With Requirements. - Sec. 15. (1) Each dealer shall allow the department and...

Section 445.667 - Violations; Penalties; Restitution. - Sec. 17. (1) A person who violates section 11 or...

Section 445.669 - Report. - Sec. 19. Within 4 years after the effective date of...

Act 274 of 1984 - Michigan Antitrust Reform Act (445.771 - 445.788)

Section 445.771 - Definitions. - Sec. 1. As used in this act: (a) "Person" means...

Section 445.772 - Unlawful Contract, Combination, or Conspiracy. - Sec. 2. A contract, combination, or conspiracy between 2 or...

Section 445.773 - Unlawful Monopoly. - Sec. 3. The establishment, maintenance, or use of a monopoly,...

Section 445.774 - Labor as Commodity or Article of Commerce; Organizations for Mutual Help; Acts or Conduct of Governmental Unit; Authorized Transactions or Conduct; Unlawful Transactions or Conduct Subject to Regulatory Scheme; Transactions or Condu... - Sec. 4. (1) Labor of a human being is not...

Section 445.774a - Agreement or Covenant Protecting Business Interests of Employer; Applicability of Section. - Sec. 4a. (1) An employer may obtain from an employee...

Section 445.775 - Venue. - Sec. 5. An action for violation of this act shall...

Section 445.776 - Written Demand by Attorney General or Prosecuting Attorney; Contents; Noncompliance; Action to Enforce Demand; Service of Notice and Pleadings; Orders; Confidentiality; Waiver. - Sec. 6. (1) If the attorney general or a prosecuting...

Section 445.777 - Action by Attorney General or Prosecuting Attorney for Injunctive or Other Equitable Relief and Civil Penalties; Assessment of Penalty. - Sec. 7. The attorney general or a prosecuting attorney, with...

Section 445.778 - Action by State, Political Subdivision, Public Agency, or Other Person for Injunctive or Other Equitable Relief, Actual Damages, Interest, Costs and Attorney's Fees; Effect of Flagrant Violation. - Sec. 8. (1) The state, a political subdivision, or any...

Section 445.779 - Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Criminal Prosecution. - Sec. 9. A person who engages in any violation of...

Section 445.780 - Final Judgment or Decree as Prima Facie Evidence; Application of Collateral Estoppel or Issue Preclusion. - Sec. 10. A final judgment or decree determining that a...

Section 445.781 - Limitations. - Sec. 11. (1) An action under section 7 or 9...

Section 445.782 - Remedies Cumulative. - Sec. 12. The remedies provided in this act are cumulative....

Section 445.783 - Order Requiring Witness to Give Testimony or Other Information; Immunity. - Sec. 13. If a witness has been or may be...

Section 445.784 - Incorporation of Provisions Similar to Uniform State Antitrust Act; Application and Construction; Interpretations by Federal Court. - Sec. 14. (1) To the extent that this act incorporates...

Section 445.785 - Short Title. - Sec. 15. This act shall be known and may be...

Section 445.786 - Severability. - Sec. 16. If any portion of this act or the...

Section 445.787 - Repeal of Acts and Parts of Acts. - Sec. 17. The following acts and parts of acts are...

Section 445.788 - Effect of Repeals. - Sec. 18. The repeal of any statute or part thereof...

Act 98 of 1988 - Advertisements (445.811 - 445.818)

Section 445.811 - Definitions. - Sec. 1. As used in this act: (a) "Advertisement" means...

Section 445.812 - Street Address in Advertisement. - Sec. 2. A person shall not knowingly give a street...

Section 445.813 - Applicability of Act. - Sec. 3. (1) This act shall not apply to an...

Section 445.814 - Injunction; Assurance of Discontinuance; Notice of Violation; Penalty; Rules. - Sec. 4. (1) The attorney general may maintain an action...

Section 445.815 - Individual or Class Action; Damages; Attorneys' Fees. - Sec. 5. (1) Whether a person seeks damages or has...

Section 445.816 - Investigation by Prosecuting Attorney; Instituting and Prosecuting Action. - Sec. 6. A prosecuting attorney may conduct an investigation pursuant...

Section 445.817 - Other Cause of Action; Liberal Construction; Ordinance or Other Regulation. - Sec. 7. This act shall not affect any other cause...

Section 445.818 - Effective Date. - Sec. 8. This act shall take effect for advertisements sold...

Act 277 of 1966 - Consumers Council (445.821 - 445.829)

Section 445.821 - Legislative Citizens Committee on Consumer Affairs; Members, Appointment, Terms. - Sec. 1. There is hereby established a committee to be...

Section 445.822 - Executive Committee on Consumer Affairs; Members. - Sec. 2. There is hereby established a committee of public...

Section 445.823 - Governor's Citizens Committee on Consumer Affairs; Members, Appointment, Terms. - Sec. 3. There is hereby established a committee of 3...

Section 445.824 - Special Michigan Consumer's Council; Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice of Meeting. - Sec. 4. (1) The legislative citizens' committee on consumer affairs,...

Section 445.825 - Legislative and Governor's Citizens Committees; Expenses, Payment. - Sec. 5. Members of the legislative citizens committee on consumer...

Section 445.826 - Duties of Council. - Sec. 6. The council shall: (a) Formulate and direct a...

Section 445.827 - Consumers Council; Powers. - Sec. 7. The council may: (a) Appear before governmental commissions,...

Section 445.828 - Consumers Council; General Control of Legislative Council. - Sec. 8. The council shall come under the general control...

Section 445.829 - Consumers Council; Appropriation. - Sec. 9. There is appropriated to the consumer council from...

Act 468 of 2002 - Joe Gagnon Appliance Repair Act (445.831 - 445.837)

Section 445.831 - Short Title. - Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be...

Section 445.832 - Definitions. - Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Appliance" means...

Section 445.833 - Appliance Repair; Written Estimate; Fee; Service Call Charge; Combination of Written Estimate With Final Bill. - Sec. 3. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section...

Section 445.834 - Removed Parts; Return; Retention. - Sec. 4. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2),...

Section 445.835 - Final Bill. - Sec. 5. The final bill shall separately state in writing...

Section 445.836 - Warranty. - Sec. 6. (1) A service dealer shall provide a warranty...

Section 445.837 - False Statement; Noncompliance; Remedies; Action Pursuant to Michigan Consumer Protection Act; Other Remedies. - Sec. 7. (1) A service dealer who makes a false...

Act 224 of 1966 - Retail Installment Sales Act (445.851 - 445.873)

Section 445.851 - Retail Installment Sales Act; Short Title. - Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be...

Section 445.851a - Truth in Lending Act; Effect of Compliance. - Sec. 1a. Compliance with the requirements of the truth in...

Section 445.852 - Definitions. - Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Cash sale...

Section 445.853 - Retail Installment Contract; Requirements; Size; Notice to Buyer; Delivery of Copy; Nondelivery; Provisions; Contents of Contract; Transaction Involving Vehicle; Terms; Statement That Seller Retains Security Interest. - Sec. 3. Each retail installment contract shall be in writing,...

Section 445.854 - Retail Installment Contracts; Single Document Not Required; Sales Slip, Account Book, Other Written Statements. - Sec. 4. A retail installment contract need not be contained...

Section 445.855 - Transactions Negotiated and Entered Into by Mail or Telephone; Applicable Provisions of Act; Memorandum. - Sec. 5. (1) A retail installment transaction negotiated and entered...

Section 445.856 - Retail Installment Contracts; Blank Space; Filling. - Sec. 6. A retail installment contract shall not be signed...

Section 445.857 - Time Price Differential; Limitation; Computation; Minimum Time Price Differential. - Sec. 7. A retail installment contract may provide for, and...

Section 445.858 - Prepayment of Unpaid Balance; Amount of Refund Credit. - Sec. 8. (1) Notwithstanding contrary provisions of a retail installment...

Section 445.859 - Installment Contract or Retail Charge Agreement; Delinquency and Collection Charge. - Sec. 9. The holder of an installment contract or retail...

Section 445.860 - Retail Installment Contracts; Statement of Dates, Payments and Unpaid Balances; Receipt. - Sec. 10. Upon written request of the buyer, the holder...

Section 445.861 - Retail Installment Transactions; Subsequent Purchases; Previous Contracts; Inclusion and Consolidation; New Schedule of Installment Payments. - Sec. 11. (a) If, in a retail installment transaction, a...

Section 445.862 - Retail Charge Agreement; Delivery of Copy to Buyer; Acknowledgment; Blank Spaces; Statement of Time Price Differential; Notice to Buyer; Periodic Statement; Computation of Time Price Differential; Adjustment of Charges; Attorney's F... - Sec. 12. (a) A retail charge agreement shall be in...

Section 445.862a - Submission of Invoice Evidencing Credit Card Sale. - Sec. 12a. If a retail seller elects to accept a...

Section 445.863 - Retail Installment Contracts or Charge Agreements; Insurance Included in Cost; Requirements; Minimum Charges; Refunds. - Sec. 13. (a) If the cost of insurance is included...

Section 445.864 - Retail Installment Contracts or Charge Agreements; Prohibited Provisions; Denial of Application Based on Geographic Location of Residence Prohibited; Permissible Conduct; Exemption; Contract for Financial Services Not Required; Offe... - Sec. 14. (1) Any of the following provisions contained in...

Section 445.865 - Purchase or Acquisition of Retail Installment Contract or Retail Charge Agreement by Assignee; Terms, Conditions, and Price; Evidence of Obligation; Validity of Written Assignment; Notice; Payment to Last Known Holder; Claims and De... - Sec. 15. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law and...

Section 445.865a - Contracts, Agreements, or Other Transactions Considered Made in State; Offer or Agreement to Sell in State; Acceptance or Offer to Buy in State. - Sec. 15a. (1) For the purposes of this act, a...

Section 445.866 - Waiver of Act as to Buyers' Protection Prohibited. - Sec. 16. No act or agreement of the retail buyer...

Section 445.867 - Violation of Act; Misdemeanor. - Sec. 17. Any person who wilfully and intentionally violates any...

Section 445.868 - Violation of Act; Effect as to Recovery Rights of Seller. - Sec. 18. Any seller who enters into any contract or...

Section 445.869 - Violation of Act; Actions; Penalties. - Sec. 19. (1) The attorney general, the prosecuting attorney for...

Section 445.870 - Violation of Act; Assurance of Discontinuance; Acceptance by Attorney General, Approval of Circuit Court. - Sec. 20. The attorney general, or with his consent a...

Section 445.871 - Violation of Order of Circuit Court; Civil Penalty. - Sec. 21. Any person who violates any order of a...

Section 445.871a - Compliance With Federal Truth-in-Lending Act; Violation as Unintentional and Bona Fide Error; Burden of Proof. - Sec. 21a. A retail seller is not liable for a...

Section 445.872 - Effect of Act as to Prior Contracts. - Sec. 22. The provisions of this act shall not invalidate...

Section 445.873 - Time Price Differential Consisting of Interest on Amount of Unpaid Principal Balance of Contract; Modifications. - Sec. 23. Instead of a time price differential computed on...

Act 6 of 2008 - Owner Built Residence Transfer Act (445.881 - 445.891)

Section 445.881 - Short Title. - Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be...

Section 445.883 - Definitions. - Sec. 3. As used in this act: (a) "Owner-builder" means...

Section 445.885 - Owner-Builder Residing in Residential Structure; Duties Upon Completion of Construction and Issuance of Occupancy Permit; Sale or Transfer of Ownership; Limitation. - Sec. 5. (1) An owner-builder intending to live in the...

Section 445.887 - Owner-Builder Notice; Requirements. - Sec. 7. (1) An owner-builder who sells the residential structure,...

Section 445.889 - Failure to Disclose; Liability; Remedies. - Sec. 9. (1) An owner-builder who fails to make the...

Section 445.891 - Effective Date. - Sec. 11. This act takes effect 180 days after the...

Act 331 of 1976 - Michigan Consumer Protection Act (445.901 - 445.922)

Section 445.901 - Short Title. - Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be...

Section 445.902 - Definitions. - Sec. 2. (1) As used in this act: (a) Subject...

Section 445.903 - Unfair, Unconscionable, or Deceptive Methods, Acts, or Practices in Conduct of Trade or Commerce; Rules; Applicability of Subsection (1)(hh). - Sec. 3. (1) Unfair, unconscionable, or deceptive methods, acts, or...

Section 445.903a - Home Appliance; Contents of Service Contract. - Sec. 3a. (1) As used in this section, "company" means...

Section 445.903b - Failure of Seller to File Notice Unlawful; Form and Contents of Notice; Notice of Change in Information; Reference to MCL 445.903 Includes Reference to This Section. - Sec. 3b. (1) In addition to the unfair, unconscionable, or...

Section 445.903c - Advertising or Listing in Telephone Directory; Misrepresenting Name or Location Prohibited; Violation; Penalty; Applicability to Telephone Service Provider, Publisher, or Distributor. - Sec. 3c. (1) A person shall not advertise or cause...

Section 445.903d - Advertising or Listing in Telephone Directory; Misrepresenting Name or Location Prohibited; Violation; Penalty; Applicability to Telephone Service Provider, Publisher, or Distributor. - Sec. 3d. (1) A person shall not advertise or cause...

Section 445.903e - Issuance of Gift Certificate; Prohibited Conduct; Definitions. - Sec. 3e. (1) A person engaged in the retail sale...

Section 445.903f - Possession or Use of Gift Certificate; Charging Service Fee Prohibited; "Service Fee" Defined. - Sec. 3f. A person engaged in the retail sale of...

Section 445.903g - Expiration of Gift Certificate; Limitation. - Sec. 3g. A person engaged in the retail sale of...

Section 445.903h - Vehicle Rental Transaction; Inclusion of Vehicle License Cost Recovery Fee; Amount; Fee in Excess of Costs; Duties of Car Rental Company; Definitions. - Sec. 3h. (1) At the time a car rental company...

Section 445.903i - Ownership or Operation of Clothing Donation Box; Definitions. - Sec. 3i. (1) A person that engages in the conduct...

Section 445.903k - Providing, Offering, or Receiving Compensation for Providing or Offering of Veterans' Benefit Service; Advertising or Promoting Event Regarding Veterans' Pension or Medical Benefits; Limitations; Definitions. - Sec. 3k. (1) A person that is engaged in trade...

Section 445.903l - Third-Party Delivery Service; Prohibition on Use of Likeness, Trademark, or Other Property of Restaurant; Written Agreement; Definitions. - Sec. 3l. (1) A third-party delivery service shall not use...

Section 445.903m - Online State Services by Unaffiliated Third Party; Requirements. - Sec. 3m. (1) If a third party charges customers a...

Section 445.903n - Definitions for MCL 445.903o. - Sec. 3n. As used in section 3o: (a) "Consumer product"...

Section 445.903o - Regulation and Verification of Online Marketplace and Third-Party Sellers; Information for Consumers; Requirements; Failure to Comply; Suspension; Enforcement. - Sec. 3o. (1) An online marketplace shall require a high-volume...

Section 445.904 - Exemptions; Burden of Proof. - Sec. 4. (1) This act does not apply to either...

Section 445.905 - Action to Restrain Defendant by Temporary or Permanent Injunction; Venue; Costs; Civil Penalty; Notice to Defendant; Notice to Attorney General; Violation of Injunction, Order, Decree, or Judgment; Civil Fine; Retention of Jurisdict... - Sec. 5. (1) If the attorney general has probable cause...

Section 445.906 - Assurance of Discontinuance of Method, Act, or Practice. - Sec. 6. (1) When the attorney general has authority to...

Section 445.907 - Subpoena; Notice; Confidentiality; Penalty. - Sec. 7. (1) Upon the ex parte application of the...

Section 445.908 - Compliance With Notice; Conduct Requiring Assessment of Civil Penalty; Petition for Order to Enforce Compliance; Violation of Final Order; Injunction. - Sec. 8. (1) A person upon whom a notice is...

Section 445.909 - Publication, Public Inspection and Copying, and Distribution of Rules, Final Judgments, Assurance of Discontinuance, and Other Matters; Request; Fee. - Sec. 9. (1) The attorney general shall publish, make available...

Section 445.909a - List of Consumer Complaints. - Sec. 9a. After each calendar quarter, the attorney general shall...

Section 445.910 - Class Action by Attorney General for Actual Damages; Order; Hearing; Receiver; Sequestration of Assets; Cost of Notice; Limitations. - Sec. 10. (1) The attorney general may bring a class...

Section 445.911 - Action by Person for Declaratory Judgment, Injunction, or Actual Damages; Class Action by Person for Actual Damages; Order; Hearing; Receiver; Sequestration of Assets; Cost of Notice; Limitations. - Sec. 11. (1) Whether or not a person seeks damages...

Section 445.912 - Mailing Copy of Complaint, Judgment, Decree, or Order to Attorney General; Violation of Injunction as Evidence. - Sec. 12. (1) Upon commencement of an action brought pursuant...

Section 445.913 - Filing Fees for Commencing Action or Filing Voluntary Assurance. - Sec. 13. When the attorney general or prosecuting attorney commences...

Section 445.914 - Investigation by Law Enforcement Officer. - Sec. 14. A law enforcement officer in the state, if...

Section 445.915 - Investigation and Prosecution by Prosecuting Attorney. - Sec. 15. A prosecuting attorney may conduct an investigation pursuant...

Section 445.916 - Other Causes of Action Not Affected; Inconsistent Ordinance or Regulation Prohibited. - Sec. 16. This act shall not affect any other cause...

Section 445.917 - Investigation of Financial Institutions; Subpoena; Report. - Sec. 17. (1) The commissioner of the financial institutions bureau...

Section 445.918 - Investigation of Public Utilities; Subpoena; Report. - Sec. 18. (1) The public service commission may investigate, in...

Section 445.919 - Investigation of Certain Persons by Cemetery Commission; Subpoena; Report. - Sec. 19. (1) The cemetery commission may investigate, in the...

Section 445.920 - Investigation of Certain Persons by Director of Department of Energy, Labor, and Economic Growth; Subpoena; Report. - Sec. 20. (1) The director of the department of energy,...

Section 445.921 - Investigation of Certain Persons by Commissioner of Insurance; Subpoena; Report. - Sec. 21. (1) The commissioner of insurance may investigate, in...

Section 445.922 - Effective Date. - Sec. 22. This act shall take effect April 1, 1977....

Act 276 of 1986 - Buyer's Cancellation of Sales Contracts (445.931 - 445.931)

Section 445.931 - Cancellation of Certain Sales Contracts by Buyer. - Sec. 1. (1) For a sale of goods, services, or...

Act 424 of 1984 - Rental-Purchase Agreement Act (445.951 - 445.970)

Section 445.951 - Short Title. - Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be...

Section 445.952 - Definitions. - Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Lessee" means...

Section 445.953 - Rental-Purchase Agreement; Form; Contents; Information Requirements; Separate Form; Disclosure of Additional Information. - Sec. 3. (1) A rental-purchase agreement shall be in the...

Section 445.954 - Amount Necessary to Acquire Ownership; Amount Applied Toward Purchase Price. - Sec. 4. (1) The amount to be paid by the...

Section 445.955 - Advertising Requirements; Requirements as to Items Displayed or Offered Under Rental-Purchase Agreement. - Sec. 5. (1) An advertisement for any rental-purchase agreement shall...

Section 445.956 - Prohibited Provisions in Rental-Purchase Agreement. - Sec. 6. A rental-purchase agreement shall not contain a provision...

Section 445.957 - Prohibited Requirements. - Sec. 7. A lessor shall not require any of the...

Section 445.958 - Failure to Make Timely Periodic Payment; Rights of Lessee; Reinstatement; Late or Delivery Fee; Same or Substitute Item Provided on Reinstatement. - Sec. 8. (1) A lessee who fails to make a...

Section 445.959 - Temporary or Permanent Injunction; Venue; Costs; Civil Penalty; Notice of Intended Action; Opportunity to Cease and Desist or to Confer With Attorney General; Notice of Alleged Violation; Civil Penalty for Knowing Violation. - Sec. 9. (1) When the attorney general has probable cause...

Section 445.960 - Assurance of Discontinuance. - Sec. 10. (1) When the attorney general has authority to...

Section 445.961 - Subpoena; Service and Contents of Notice; Extension of Reporting Date; Modification or Setting Aside of Notice and Subpoena; Confidentiality; Disclosures; Disclosure as Misdemeanor; Penalty. - Sec. 11. (1) Upon the ex parte application of the...

Section 445.962 - Compliance With Terms of Notice; Prohibited Conduct; Civil Penalty; Petition for Order to Enforce Compliance; Violation of Final Order as Civil Contempt; Enjoining Person From Doing Business in State. - Sec. 12. (1) A person upon whom a notice is...

Section 445.963 - Class Action for Actual Damages; Order; Appointment of Receiver; Sequestration of Assets; Cost of Notice; Effect of Bona Fide Error; Limitations. - Sec. 13. (1) The attorney general may bring a class...

Section 445.964 - Action for Declaratory Judgment or Injunction; Action for Actual Damages and Attorneys' Fees; Class Action for Actual Damages; Order; Appointment of Receiver; Sequestration of Assets; Cost of Notice to Class; Effect of Bona Fide Eff... - Sec. 14. (1) Whether or not a person seeks damages...

Section 445.965 - Mailing Copy of Complaint, Judgment, Decree, or Order to Attorney General. - Sec. 15. (1) Upon commencement of an action brought pursuant...

Section 445.966 - Payment of Filing Fees. - Sec. 16. Payment of filing fees shall not be required...

Section 445.967 - Aid and Assistance of Law Enforcement Officer. - Sec. 17. A law enforcement officer in the state, if...

Section 445.968 - Investigation and Prosecution by Prosecuting Attorney. - Sec. 18. A prosecuting attorney may conduct an investigation pursuant...

Section 445.969 - Other Causes of Action Not Affected; Inconsistent Ordinance or Regulation Prohibited. - Sec. 19. This act shall not affect any other cause...

Section 445.970 - Example of Form Satisfying Requirements of Act. - Sec. 20. The following form is an example of the...

Act 169 of 1990 - Lease Contracts for Motor Vehicles (445.991 - 445.995)

Section 445.991 - Definitions. - Sec. 1. As used in this act: (a) "Lease contract"...

Section 445.992 - Lease Contract for Motor Vehicle; Statement Required; Signature or Initials of Lessee. - Sec. 2. (1) A lease contract for a motor vehicle...

Section 445.993 - Failure of Lessor to Provide Notice or Obtain Lessee's Signature or Initials; Civil Action; Damages; Attorney's Fees; Limitation. - Sec. 3. (1) If a lessor fails to provide the...

Section 445.994 - Refusal to Sign Lease Contract. - Sec. 4. If a lessee does not agree to sign...

Section 445.995 - Effective Date. - Sec. 5. This act shall take effect January 1, 1991....

Act 144 of 2008 - Military Personnel Motor Vehicle Leasing Act (445.1011 - 445.1016)

Section 445.1011 - Short Title. - Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be...

Section 445.1012 - Definitions. - Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Active duty"...

Section 445.1013 - Termination of Motor Lease by Service Member or Spouse; Requirements. - Sec. 3. A service member who is deployed on active...

Section 445.1014 - Termination of Motor Vehicle Lease; Effectiveness. - Sec. 4. A termination of the motor vehicle lease under...

Section 445.1015 - Termination of Motor Vehicle Lease; Payments; Charges; Refund of Advance Payments. - Sec. 5. (1) If a motor vehicle lease is terminated...

Section 445.1016 - Civil Action; Equitable Relief; Civil Fine. - Sec. 6. (1) Before the effective date of a motor...

Act 79 of 2016 - Solicitation of Deeds Act (445.1031 - 445.1037)

Section 445.1031 - Short Title. - Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be...

Section 445.1032 - Definitions. - Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Deed" means...

Section 445.1033 - Soliciting Fee for Providing Copy of Deed; Statement on Document Required; Contents; Form; Rules; Fee; Limitation; Furnishing Copy of Document to County Office of Register of Deeds. - Sec. 3. (1) A person soliciting a fee for providing...

Section 445.1034 - Exceptions. - Sec. 4. This act does not apply to any of...

Section 445.1035 - Investigation; Violation; Penalty. - Sec. 5. The department may investigate violations of this act....

Section 445.1036 - Action by Attorney General; Remedies; Notice; Violation of Terms of Injunction, Order, Decree, or Judgment. - Sec. 6. (1) If the attorney general has probable cause...

Section 445.1037 - Subpoena; Contents; Service; Notice; Actions by Court; Confidential Records; Disclosure; Violation as Misdemeanor. - Sec. 7. (1) Upon the ex parte application of the...

Act 54 of 1994 - Wheelchairs (445.1081 - 445.1087)

Section 445.1081 - Definitions. - Sec. 1. As used in this act: (a) "Collateral costs"...

Section 445.1082 - Sale or Lease of Wheelchair; Express Warranty; Duration; Failure to Furnish. - Sec. 2. (1) A manufacturer who sells or leases a...

Section 445.1083 - Nonconformity; Repair by Manufacturer; Reimbursement to Authorized Dealer; Duty of Manufacturer. - Sec. 3. (1) If a new wheelchair does not conform...

Section 445.1084 - Receipt by Consumer of Comparable Wheelchair or Refund; Transfer of Wheelchair to Manufacturer. - Sec. 4. (1) To receive a wheelchair of comparable quality,...

Section 445.1085 - Leased Wheelchair; Refund. - Sec. 5. (1) To receive a refund due on a...

Section 445.1086 - Sale or Lease of Returned Wheelchair. - Sec. 6. A wheelchair returned by a consumer in this...

Section 445.1087 - Rights and Remedies of Consumer. - Sec. 7. (1) This act does not limit the rights...

Act 295 of 2012 - Homeowner Protection Fund Act (445.1091 - 445.1092)

Section 445.1091 - Short Title. - Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be...

Section 445.1092 - Homeowner Protection Fund; Administration; Receipt, Deposit, and Investment of Money and Assets; Money Remaining in Fund at Close of Fiscal Year; Expenditures. - Sec. 2. (1) The homeowner protection fund is created in...

Act 332 of 1965 - Home Improvement Finance Act (445.1101 - 445.1431)

332-1965-1 - Part 1 (445.1101...445.1111)

Section 445.1101 - Home Improvement Finance Act; Short Title. - Sec. 101. This act shall be known and may be...

Section 445.1102 - Definitions. - Sec. 102. As used in this act, except where the...

Section 445.1111 - Effect of Compliance With Truth in Lending Act. - Sec. 111. Compliance with the requirements of the truth in...

332-1965-2 - Part 2 (445.1201...445.1209)

Section 445.1201 - Home Improvement Installment Contract; Date, Form. - Sec. 201. A home improvement installment contract shall be dated...

Section 445.1202 - Home Improvement Installment Contract; Contents Required. - Sec. 202. A home improvement installment contract shall contain: (a)...

Section 445.1203 - Home Improvement Installment Contract; Additional Required Contents. - Sec. 203. Except as provided in sections 306, 307 and...

Section 445.1204 - Home Improvement Installment Contract; Delivery of Copy to Buyer; Acknowledgment, Form. - Sec. 204. The contractor shall deliver to the buyer at...

Section 445.1204a - Home Improvement Charge Agreement Generally. - Sec. 204a. (1) On or after the effective date of...

Section 445.1204b - Home Improvement Charge Agreement; Time Price Differential; Lien on Buyer's Principal Residence Prohibited; Attorney's Fee. - Sec. 204b. (1) A home improvement charge agreement may provide...

Section 445.1205 - Home Improvement Installment Contract; Statement as to Insurance. - Sec. 205. If the premium paid for group credit life...

Section 445.1206 - Home Improvement Installment Contract and Home Improvement Charge Agreement; Prohibited Provisions. - Sec. 206. (1) A home improvement installment contract or home...

Section 445.1207 - Evidence of Obligation; Holder Subject to Claims and Defenses of Buyer; Limitation on Buyer's Recovery. - Sec. 207. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law and...

Section 445.1208 - Repealed. 1972, Act 193, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to assignments of home...

Section 445.1209 - Home Improvement Installment Contract; Provisions as to Delinquency and Collection Charges, Court Costs and Attorney Fees. - Sec. 209. A home improvement installment contract may provide for...

332-1965-3 - Part 3 (445.1301...445.1309)

Section 445.1301 - Finance Charges. - Sec. 301. (1) The maximum finance charge included in a...

Section 445.1302 - Division of Transaction Prohibited. - Sec. 302. A contractor shall not induce or permit a...

Section 445.1303 - Payment of Contract in Full Before Maturity; Refund Credit. - Sec. 303. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of a home improvement...

Section 445.1304 - Scheduled Payments; Extension of Due Date; Deferral Charge. - Sec. 304. The holder of a home improvement installment contract,...

Section 445.1305 - Refinancing Payment of Unpaid Balance; Refinance Charge, Computation; Refinancing Agreement, Consolidation of Contracts. - Sec. 305. The holder of a home improvement installment contract,...

Section 445.1306 - Add-on Sales; Optional Contract Provisions; Finance Charges, Insurance. - Sec. 306. A home improvement installment contract may provide that...

Section 445.1307 - Finance Charge; Computation, Maximum Sale. - Sec. 307. Subject to the provisions of section 301, the...

Section 445.1308 - Subsequent Sale; Memorandum, Contents. - Sec. 308. When a subsequent home improvement installment sale is...

Section 445.1309 - Optional Method of Computing Finance Charge. - Sec. 309. Instead of a finance charge computed on the...

332-1965-4 - Part 4 (445.1401...445.1431)

Section 445.1401 - Notice of Assignment of Contract or Agreement. - Sec. 401. Unless the buyer has notice of the actual...

Section 445.1402 - Statement of Payments; Furnished by Holder, Fee. - Sec. 402. At any time after its execution, but not...

Section 445.1403 - Payment in Full; Acknowledgment, Release of Collateral. - Sec. 403. After the payment of all sums for which...

Section 445.1404 - Compensation or Reward for Procurement of Contract or Agreement Prohibited; Giving Tangible Items for Advertising or Sales Promotion Purposes. - Sec. 404. (1) As part of or in connection with...

Section 445.1405 - Criminal Violation of Act by Personnel Deemed Violation by Contractor; Exception. - Sec. 405. A criminal violation of any of the provisions...

Section 445.1406 - Unauthorized Charges. - Sec. 406. A person shall not charge, collect, or receive...

Section 445.1407 - Cash Loans. - Sec. 407. A cash loan shall not directly or indirectly...

Section 445.1409 - Waiver. - Sec. 409. No act, agreement, or statement of a buyer...

Section 445.1410 - Effect of Act as to Prior Contracts. - Sec. 410. This act does not apply to or affect...

Section 445.1421 - Violation of Act; Misdemeanor, Penalty. - Sec. 421. Any person who wilfully violates any provision of...

Section 445.1422 - Violation of Act; Injunction; Violation of Injunction, Civil Penalty. - Sec. 422. (1) The attorney general or the prosecuting attorney...

Section 445.1431 - Effective Date of Act. - Sec. 431. This act shall take effect January 1, 1966....

Act 341 of 1984 - Farm and Utility Equipment Act (445.1451 - 445.1460)

Section 445.1451 - Short Title. - Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be...

Section 445.1452 - Definitions. - Sec. 2. As used in this act unless the context...

Section 445.1453 - Repurchase of Inventory on Termination of Agreement; Election to Keep Inventory. - Sec. 3. If a dealer enters into an agreement with...

Section 445.1454 - Repurchase Amount; Handling, Packing, and Loading; Effect of Payment; Subtraction of Debts; Shipment; Undeliverable or Unaccepted Goods; Notice of Intent to Return; Duties of Supplier; Duties of Escrow Agent; Warranty Claims. - Sec. 4. (1) The supplier shall pay 100% of the...

Section 445.1455 - Provisions Supplemental; Election of Remedies; Effect of Electing Contract Remedy; Charge Back. - Sec. 5. (1) The provisions of this act are supplemental...

Section 445.1456 - Exceptions to Repurchase Requirement. - Sec. 6. The provisions of this act shall not require...

Section 445.1457 - Liability of Supplier or Manufacturer Failing or Refusing to Pay or Credit Account of Dealer; Right of Dealer to Bring Action. - Sec. 7. (1) If any supplier fails or refuses to...

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