Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 424 of 1984 - Rental-Purchase Agreement Act (445.951 - 445.970)
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 served pursuant to section 11 shall comply with the terms of the notice unless otherwise provided by the order of the circuit court.
(2) A person who does any of the following shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $5,000.00:
(a) Knowingly without good cause fails to appear when served with a notice.
(b) Knowingly avoids, evades, or prevents compliance, in whole or in part, with an investigation, including the removal from any place, concealment, destruction, mutilation, alteration, or falsification of documentary material in the possession, custody, or control of a person subject to the notice.
(c) Knowingly conceals relevant information.
(3) The attorney general may file a petition in the circuit court of the county in which the person is established or conducts business or, if the person is not established in this state, in the circuit court of Ingham county for an order to enforce compliance with a subpoena or this section. A violation of a final order entered pursuant to this section shall be punished as civil contempt.
(4) Upon the petition of the attorney general, the circuit court may enjoin a person from doing business in this state if the person persistently and knowingly evades or prevents compliance with an injunction issued pursuant to this act.
History: 1984, Act 424, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce

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

Section 445.951 - Short Title.

Section 445.952 - Definitions.

Section 445.953 - Rental-Purchase Agreement; Form; Contents; Information Requirements; Separate Form; Disclosure of Additional Information.

Section 445.954 - Amount Necessary to Acquire Ownership; Amount Applied Toward Purchase Price.

Section 445.955 - Advertising Requirements; Requirements as to Items Displayed or Offered Under Rental-Purchase Agreement.

Section 445.956 - Prohibited Provisions in Rental-Purchase Agreement.

Section 445.957 - Prohibited Requirements.

Section 445.958 - Failure to Make Timely Periodic Payment; Rights of Lessee; Reinstatement; Late or Delivery Fee; Same or Substitute Item Provided on Reinstatement.

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.

Section 445.960 - Assurance of Discontinuance.

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.

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.

Section 445.963 - Class Action for Actual Damages; Order; Appointment of Receiver; Sequestration of Assets; Cost of Notice; Effect of Bona Fide Error; Limitations.

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...

Section 445.965 - Mailing Copy of Complaint, Judgment, Decree, or Order to Attorney General.

Section 445.966 - Payment of Filing Fees.

Section 445.967 - Aid and Assistance of Law Enforcement Officer.

Section 445.968 - Investigation and Prosecution by Prosecuting Attorney.

Section 445.969 - Other Causes of Action Not Affected; Inconsistent Ordinance or Regulation Prohibited.

Section 445.970 - Example of Form Satisfying Requirements of Act.