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MI Comp L § 445.106b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 271 of 1941 - Unlawful Trade Practices (445.101 - 445.109)|Section 445.106b - Unlawful Trade Practices; United States Government, Use of Terms, Exception.

445.106b Unlawful trade practices; United States government, use of terms, exception. Sec. 6b.  It shall be an unlawful trade practice for any person engaged in selling goods, wares or merchandise to individual consumers to sell or offer for sale any surplus materials as defined in the surplus property act of 1944 or any other goods, wares or merchandise under corporate or trade names which carry or which trade under or which in any way use in dealing with the public, directly or indirectly, any name which by reason of the inclusion of a word or words such as "army,""navy,""United States,""federal,""treasury,""procurement,""GI,""post exchange" or any others which connoting the United States government or its armed forces, or any of its departments or agencies, has a tendency to lead the purchasing public to believe that the establishment has some official relation to the United States government or that all of the articles sold or offered for sale are surplus materials: Provided, however, That this section shall not apply to any corporation all of the stock of which is owned by the United States. History: Add. 1945, Act 108, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 445.106b
MI Comp L § 445.106c (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 271 of 1941 - Unlawful Trade Practices (445.101 - 445.109)|Section 445.106c - Unlawful Trade Practices; Unclaimed Freight.

445.106c Unlawful trade practices; unclaimed freight. Sec. 6c.  It shall be an unlawful trade practice for any person engaged in selling goods, wares or merchandise to individual consumers to sell or offer for sale any goods, wares or merchandise under corporate or trade names which carry or which trade under or which in any way use, in dealing with the public, directly or indirectly, any name which by reason of the inclusion of the words "unclaimed freight" has a tendency to lead the purchasing public to believe that the goods, wares or merchandise offered for sale are in fact unclaimed goods offered for sale by common carriers or authorized agents thereof: Provided, however, That this section shall not apply to any person if all goods, wares or merchandise sold or offered for sale are in fact unclaimed freight. History: Add. 1945, Act 108, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 445.106c
MI Comp L § 445.107 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 271 of 1941 - Unlawful Trade Practices (445.101 - 445.109)|Section 445.107 - Unlawful Trade Practices; Circuit Court Injunction; Compensatory Costs; Sales Tax, Collection.

445.107 Unlawful trade practices; circuit court injunction; compensatory costs; sales tax, collection. Sec. 7.  The circuit court of the county where any unlawful trade practice is committed shall have jurisdiction and power, on petition of any person, and on a showing that the commission of such unlawful trade practice has caused damage or threatens to cause damage to the petitioner or those represented by petitioner, to enjoin the commission of such unlawful trade practice or practices. Upon the granting of an injunction, the plaintiff or plaintiffs, in addition to regular taxable costs, shall be awarded compensatory costs, which shall include all sums reasonably expended to prepare and present the cause including all reasonable attorney fees incurred: Provided, however, That such compensatory costs may be denied if the trial judge rules that a meritorious, even though unsuccessful, defense was presented. The court may, in any case where such injunction is sought or issued, require and order the defendant or defendants in such proceeding to pay to the state board of tax administration any sum which the court finds should have been paid, but was not paid as a sales tax (pursuant to the provisions of Act No. 167 of the Public Acts of 1933, as amended or hereafter amended, being sections 205.51 to 205.78, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948) in connection with any sale or sales consummated in the course of the unlawful trade practice or practices complained of. History: 1941, Act 271, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942 ;-- CL 1948, 445.107 ;-- Am. 1956, Act 214, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956
MI Comp L § 445.108 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 271 of 1941 - Unlawful Trade Practices (445.101 - 445.109)|Section 445.108 - Unlawful Trade Practices; Rescission.

445.108 Unlawful trade practices; rescission. Sec. 8.  Any person to whom is sold any goods, wares or merchandise in the course of an unlawful trade practice at his option, on discovery of such unlawful trade practice and on due notice to the seller, may rescind the sale and recover back from the seller the price or any portion thereof theretofore paid by him to the seller. The right of rescission must be exercised within 8 months subsequent to the date of the sale complained of. History: 1941, Act 271, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942 ;-- CL 1948, 445.108 ;-- Am. 1962, Act 115, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963
MI Comp L § 445.109 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 271 of 1941 - Unlawful Trade Practices (445.101 - 445.109)|Section 445.109 - Unlawful Trade Practices; Sale of Product by Employer to Employee.

445.109 Unlawful trade practices; sale of product by employer to employee. Sec. 9.  Nothing in this act shall be deemed to prohibit the sale by an employer to his employees of his own products or property at any price. History: 1941, Act 271, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942 ;-- CL 1948, 445.109
MI Comp L § 445.111b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 227 of 1971 - Home Solicitation Sales (445.111 - 445.117)|Section 445.111b - Information to Be Provided by Person Making Telephone Solicitation; Interference With Caller ID Function Prohibited.

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, a person making a telephone solicitation to a residential telephone subscriber shall state his or her name and the full name of the organization or other person on whose behalf the call was initiated and provide a telephone number of the organization or other person on request. A natural person must be available to answer the telephone number at any time when telephone solicitations are being made.  (2) The person answering the telephone number required under subsection (1) shall provide a residential telephone subscriber calling the telephone number with information describing the organization or other person on whose behalf the telephone solicitation was made to the residential telephone subscriber and describing the telephone solicitation.  (3) A telephone solicitor shall not intentionally block or otherwise interfere with the caller ID function on the telephone of a residential telephone subscriber to whom a telephone solicitation is made so that the telephone number of the caller is not displayed on the telephone of the residential telephone subscriber. History: Add. 2002, Act 612, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
MI Comp L § 445.111d (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 227 of 1971 - Home Solicitation Sales (445.111 - 445.117)|Section 445.111d - Do-Not-Call List; Notice of Description and Enrollment; “Telecommunication Provider” Defined.

445.111d Do-not-call list; notice of description and enrollment; “telecommunication provider” defined. Sec. 1d.  (1) Beginning 210 days after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, if a telephone directory includes residential telephone numbers, a person that publishes a new telephone directory shall include in the telephone directory a notice describing the do-not-call list and how to enroll on the do-not-call list.  (2) Beginning 210 days after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, each telecommunication provider that provides residential telephone service shall include a notice describing the do-not-call list and how to enroll on the do-not-call list with 1 of that telecommunication provider's bills for telecommunication services to a residential telephone subscriber each year. If the federal communication commission or any other federal agency establishes a federal "do not call" list, the notice shall also describe that list and how to enroll on that list. As used in this subsection, "telecommunication provider" means that term as defined in section 102 of the Michigan telecommunications act, 1991 PA 179, MCL 484.2102. History: Add. 2002, Act 612, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
MI Comp L § 445.111e (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 227 of 1971 - Home Solicitation Sales (445.111 - 445.117)|Section 445.111e - Applicability of MCL 445.111a, 445.111b, 445.111c, and 445.111d.

445.111e Applicability of MCL 445.111a, 445.111b, 445.111c, and 445.111d. Sec. 1e.  Sections 1a, 1b, 1c, and 1d do not apply to a person subject to any of the following:  (a) The charitable organizations and solicitations act, 1975 PA 169, MCL 400.271 to 400.294.  (b) The public safety solicitation act, 1992 PA 298, MCL 14.301 to 14.327.  (c) Section 527 of the internal revenue code of 1986. History: Add. 2002, Act 612, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
MI Comp L § 445.112 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 227 of 1971 - Home Solicitation Sales (445.111 - 445.117)|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.

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 addition to any right otherwise to revoke an offer, a buyer has the right to cancel a home solicitation sale until midnight of the third business day after the day on which the buyer signs an agreement or offer to purchase that complies with this act. The seller in a home solicitation sale shall not acquire payment by having an independent courier service or other third party pick up the buyer's payment at the buyer's residence until after the buyer's right-to-revoke period prescribed by this act has expired.  (2) Cancellation occurs when the buyer mails or delivers the notice of cancellation provided for in section 3(2) or any other written notice, or sends a telegram, to the seller at the address stated in the notice of cancellation.  (3) A notice of cancellation or other written notice, if mailed to the seller, is given when it is deposited in a mailbox properly addressed and postage prepaid.  (4) A written notice or telegram given by the buyer other than the notice of cancellation need not take a particular form and is sufficient if it indicates by any form of written expression the intention of the buyer not to be bound by the home solicitation sale.  (5) A buyer may not cancel a home solicitation sale if the buyer requests the seller to provide goods or services without delay because of an emergency, and all of the following conditions are met:  (a) The seller in good faith makes a substantial beginning of performance of the contract before the buyer gives notice of cancellation.   (b) The buyer furnishes the seller with a separate dated and signed personal statement in the buyer's handwriting describing the situation requiring immediate remedy and expressly acknowledging and waiving the right to cancel the sale within 3 business days.  (c) In the case of goods, the goods cannot be returned to the seller in substantially as good condition as when received by the buyer.  (6) If a home solicitation sale is also subject to the debtor's right to rescind certain transactions, the buyer may proceed either under those provisions or under this section. History: 1971, Act 227, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1972 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 152, Imd. Eff. May 18, 1978 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 15, Imd. Eff. Mar. 8, 2000
MI Comp L § 445.114 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 227 of 1971 - Home Solicitation Sales (445.111 - 445.117)|Section 445.114 - Tender of Payments or Goods to Buyer; Failure to Tender Goods; Effect of Noncompliance.

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 10 days after a home solicitation sale has been canceled or an offer to purchase revoked the seller shall tender to the buyer any payments made by the buyer and any note or other evidence of indebtedness.  (2) If the down payment includes goods traded in, the goods shall be tendered in substantially as good condition as when received by the seller. If the seller fails to tender the goods as provided by this section, the buyer may elect to recover an amount equal to the trade-in allowance stated in the agreement.  (3) Until the seller has complied with the obligations imposed by this section the buyer may retain possession of goods delivered to him by the seller and has a lien on the goods in his possession or control for any recovery to which he is entitled. History: 1971, Act 227, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1972
MI Comp L § 445.115 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 227 of 1971 - Home Solicitation Sales (445.111 - 445.117)|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.

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 a home solicitation sale has been canceled or an offer to purchase revoked, a seller may demand the return of goods delivered within 20 days after the cancellation or revocation. The buyer shall take good care of the goods and shall make the goods available for return to the seller at the buyer's residence. If the seller fails to demand return of the goods as prescribed in this subsection, the goods shall become the property of the buyer without obligation.  (2) If the seller has performed any services pursuant to a home solicitation sale before its cancellation, the seller is not entitled to compensation. History: 1971, Act 227, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1972 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 152, Imd. Eff. May 18, 1978
MI Comp L § 445.116 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 227 of 1971 - Home Solicitation Sales (445.111 - 445.117)|Section 445.116 - Refunds or Penalties as Set Off or Defense.

445.116 Refunds or penalties as set off or defense. Sec. 6.  In connection with a home solicitation sale, refunds or penalties to which the debtor is entitled pursuant to this act may be set off against the debtor's obligation, and may be raised as a defense to an action on the obligation without regard to the time limitations prescribed by this act. History: 1971, Act 227, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1972 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 612, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
MI Comp L § 445.117 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 227 of 1971 - Home Solicitation Sales (445.111 - 445.117)|Section 445.117 - Action for Collection of Home Solicitation Sale Contract.

445.117 Action for collection of home solicitation sale contract. Sec. 7.  No person may bring any action in any court of this state for the collection of any home solicitation sale contract without proving that such person was at all times in compliance with this act. History: 1971, Act 227, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1972
MI Comp L § 445.131 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 28 of 1969 - Unsolicited Merchandise (445.131 - 445.131)|Section 445.131 - Unsolicited Merchandise; Rights of Recipients.

445.131 Unsolicited merchandise; rights of recipients. Sec. 1.  No person, firm, partnership, association or corporation, or agent or employee thereof, in any manner, or by any means, shall offer for sale goods where the offer includes the voluntary and unsolicited sending of goods by mail or otherwise not actually ordered or requested by the recipient, either orally or in writing. The receipt of any such unsolicited goods shall be deemed for all purposes an unconditional gift to the recipient. The recipient may refuse to accept delivery of the goods, is not bound to return them to the sender, and may use or dispose of them in any manner he sees fit without any obligation on his part to the sender. History: 1969, Act 28, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1969
MI Comp L § 445.141 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|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.

445.141 Vendor's rescission of sale of goods; refund; goods, possession. Sec. 1.  When any person, partnership, association or corporation sells goods, wares and merchandise to any person on credit and receives partial payment of the purchase price thereof, and rescinds the sale after investigation of the credit standing of the purchaser, the vendor shall refund in full to the purchaser the entire portion of the purchase price paid. The refund shall be in money or in the goods received as partial payment of the goods purchased on credit. The vendor shall not make refund in any other manner. The provisions of this act shall apply when the vendor has possession of the goods while the credit investigation is being made. History: 1964, Act 119, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964
MI Comp L § 445.142 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 119 of 1964 - Refund of Down Payment on Vendor's Rescission of Sale (445.141 - 445.142)|Section 445.142 - Violation of Act; Penalty.

445.142 Violation of act; penalty. Sec. 2.  Any person who violates the provisions of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor. History: 1964, Act 119, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964
MI Comp L § 445.161 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|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.

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 agency of the department of licensing and regulation, a hospital, agency or any other entity billing patients or third parties for laboratory work, shall not bill a patient for laboratory work performed by a clinical laboratory for any amount in excess of the amount billed by the clinical laboratory to the licensed person for such services. History: 1972, Act 358, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1973
MI Comp L § 445.162 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 358 of 1972 - Billing for Clinical Laboratory Services (445.161 - 445.163)|Section 445.162 - Physicians Not to Receive Fee From Laboratory.

445.162 Physicians not to receive fee from laboratory. Sec. 2.  A person licensed to practice medicine by an agency of the department of licensing and regulation shall not receive a fee or other remuneration from a clinical laboratory or an intermediary for a clinical laboratory for submitting specimens from patients to a clinical laboratory. History: 1972, Act 358, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1973
MI Comp L § 445.163 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 358 of 1972 - Billing for Clinical Laboratory Services (445.161 - 445.163)|Section 445.163 - Violation; Penalty.

445.163 Violation; penalty. Sec. 3.  A person who is in violation of section 1 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $500.00 or both. History: 1972, Act 358, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1973
MI Comp L § 445.253 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 70 of 1981 - Regulation of Collection Practices (445.251 - 445.258)|Section 445.253 - Cease and Desist Order; Hearing; Failure to Comply With Order; Action in Circuit Court; Fine.

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 person to cease and desist from violating this act.  (2) A regulated person ordered to cease and desist is entitled to a hearing before the appropriate officer as determined by the attorney general if he or she files a written request within 30 days after the effective date of the order.  (3) If a regulated person fails to comply with a cease and desist order issued pursuant to this act, the attorney general may commence an action in the circuit court for Ingham county or in a circuit court for a county where the person is doing business, to enjoin violations of the cease and desist order or to seek enforcement of a previously issued order. The court may impose a fine or not more than $500.00 for each violation of the cease and desist order. History: 1981, Act 70, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1981
MI Comp L § 445.254 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 70 of 1981 - Regulation of Collection Practices (445.251 - 445.258)|Section 445.254 - Action to Restrain Act or Practice; Injunction and Other Equitable Orders or Judgments.

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 restrain, by temporary or permanent injunction, an act or practice in violation of this act. The action may be brought in the circuit court for the county where the defendant resides or conducts business. The court may issue a temporary or permanent injunction and make other equitable orders or judgments, including restitution to consumers. History: 1981, Act 70, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1981
MI Comp L § 445.255 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 70 of 1981 - Regulation of Collection Practices (445.251 - 445.258)|Section 445.255 - Assurance of Discontinuance; Contents; Filing; Record; Opening Closed Matter for Further Proceedings.

445.255 Assurance of discontinuance; contents; filing; record; opening closed matter for further proceedings. Sec. 5.  When the attorney general has authority to institute an action pursuant to section 4, the attorney general may accept an assurance of discontinuance of any method, act, or practice from the person alleged to be engaged in or to have been engaged in a violation. The assurance may include the stipulation for the voluntary payment, by the person, of the costs of investigation, an amount for restitution to aggrieved persons, or both. An assurance of discontinuance shall be in writing and filed with the circuit court. The clerk of the court shall maintain a record of the filings. A matter closed pursuant to this section may be opened by the attorney general for further proceedings. History: 1981, Act 70, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1981
MI Comp L § 445.256 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 70 of 1981 - Regulation of Collection Practices (445.251 - 445.258)|Section 445.256 - Wilful Violation of Act or Engaging in Recurring Course of Wilful Conduct in Violation of Act; Penalties.

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, if the court finds that a regulated person has wilfully violated this act, the attorney general, upon petition to the court, may recover, on behalf of the state, a civil fine not exceeding $500.00 per violation.  (2) A regulated person engaging in a recurring course of wilful conduct in violation of this act shall be fined not more than $5,000.00 for the first offense, and not more than $10,000.00, or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both, for a second or subsequent offense. History: 1981, Act 70, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1981