Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce
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....