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MI Comp L § 446.202 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 446 - Business Regulation|Act 273 of 1917 - Pawnbrokers (446.201 - 446.219)|Section 446.202 - Licenses; Issuance; Contents; Term; Transferability; Fee; Bond; Limitations.

446.202 Licenses; issuance; contents; term; transferability; fee; bond; limitations. Sec. 2.  (1) The chief executive officer of the governmental unit may grant under his or her hand, and the official seal of his or her office, to any suitable person, corporation, or firm a license authorizing that person, corporation, or firm to conduct the business of a pawnbroker subject to the provisions of this act.   (2) The license shall designate the particular place in the governmental unit where that person, corporation, or firm shall conduct the business. A person, corporation, or firm receiving a license shall not conduct the business in any other place than the place designated in the license.  (3) The term of license is 1 year from date of issuance, unless revoked for cause, and is not transferable.  (4) Before issuance of the license, the applicant shall pay to the treasurer of the governmental unit an annual license fee in the amount determined under subsection (5) and give a bond to the governmental unit in its corporate name, in the penal sum of $3,000.00, with at least 2 sureties, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties and obligations pertaining to the conduct of the business and for the payment of all costs and damages incurred by any violation of this act. The governmental unit shall approve the bond.  (5) The governmental unit may fix the amount to be paid as the annual license fee at any amount not less than $50.00 or more than $500.00.  (6) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the authority of a governmental unit to issue a license under this act is limited as follows:  (a) A county may not issue a license for a location within a city or village with a population greater than 3,000.  (b) A county may not issue a license for a location within a city or village with a population of 3,000 or less or within a township or charter township if that city, village, township, or charter township has established the license fee pursuant to subsection (5).  (c) A township or charter township may not issue a license for a location within a village with a population over 3,000 or a village with a population of 3,000 or less that has established a fee under subsection (5). History: 1917, Act 273, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9685 ;-- CL 1948, 446.202 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 469, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2002
MI Comp L § 446.203 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 446 - Business Regulation|Act 273 of 1917 - Pawnbrokers (446.201 - 446.219)|Section 446.203 - Definitions.

446.203 Definitions.Sec. 3.  As used in this act:  (a) "Chief executive officer" means any of the following:  (i) For a city, the mayor.  (ii) For a village, the village president.  (iii) For a township or charter township, the township supervisor.  (iv) For a county, the county executive or, if there is no county executive, the person designated by a resolution of the county board of commissioners.  (b) "Governmental unit" means a city, township, charter township, county, or incorporated village.  (c) "Internet drop-off store" means a person, corporation, or firm that contracts with other persons, corporations, or firms to offer its personal property or other valuable thing for sale, purchase, consignment, or trade through means of an internet website and meets the conditions described in section 1(3).  (d) "Local police agency" means the police agency of the city, village, or township, or if none, the county sheriff of the county in which the internet drop-off store conducts business.  (e) "Pawnbroker" means a person, corporation, or member, or members of a copartnership or firm, who loans money on deposit, or pledge of personal property, or other valuable thing, other than securities or printed evidence of indebtedness, or who deals in the purchasing of personal property or other valuable thing on condition of selling the same back again at a stipulated price. History: 1917, Act 273, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9686 ;-- CL 1948, 446.203 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 469, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2002 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 292, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2006
MI Comp L § 446.204 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 446 - Business Regulation|Act 273 of 1917 - Pawnbrokers (446.201 - 446.219)|Section 446.204 - Licensed Pawnbroker; Action Upon Bond.

446.204 Licensed pawnbroker; action upon bond. Sec. 4.  If any person shall be aggrieved by the conduct of any such licensed pawnbroker, and shall recover judgment against him therefor, such person may, after the return unsatisfied, either in whole or in part, of any execution issued upon said judgment, maintain an action in his own name upon the bond of the said pawnbroker in any court having jurisdiction of the amount of said judgment remaining unsatisfied.  History: 1917, Act 273, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9687 ;-- CL 1948, 446.204
MI Comp L § 446.206 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 446 - Business Regulation|Act 273 of 1917 - Pawnbrokers (446.201 - 446.219)|Section 446.206 - Statement to Police of Articles Received; Contents.

446.206 Statement to police of articles received; contents. Sec. 6.  A pawnbroker shall make daily, except Sunday, a sworn statement of his or her transactions, describing the articles received, and setting forth the name, residence, and description of the person from whom the articles were received, to the chief of police or chief law enforcement officer of the governmental unit. History: 1917, Act 273, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- Am. 1927, Act 347, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 9689 ;-- CL 1948, 446.206 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 469, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2002
MI Comp L § 446.207 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 446 - Business Regulation|Act 273 of 1917 - Pawnbrokers (446.201 - 446.219)|Section 446.207 - Repealed. 1980, Act 199, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1980.

446.207 Repealed. 1980, Act 199, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1980. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to the right of a pawnbroker to deal in secondhand property.
MI Comp L § 446.208 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 446 - Business Regulation|Act 273 of 1917 - Pawnbrokers (446.201 - 446.219)|Section 446.208 - Purchaser's Memorandum of Pawn; Contents.

446.208 Purchaser's memorandum of pawn; contents. Sec. 8.  A pawnbroker, at the time of a loan, shall deliver to the person pawning or pledging any article a memorandum or note signed by him or her, containing the substance of the entry required to be made by him or her in his or her book by section 6. A charge shall not be made or received by the pawnbroker for the entry, memorandum, or note. The memorandum or note shall be consecutively numbered and upon its back shall be printed in English in 12-point type the following: "If interest or charges in excess of 3% per month, plus storage charges provided in this document, are asked or received, this loan is void and of no effect; and the borrower cannot be made to pay back the money loaned, any interest on the loan, or any charges or any part of the charges, and the pawnbroker loses all right to the possession of the goods, article, or thing pawned, and shall surrender the item to the borrower or pawner upon due demand for the item.". History: 1917, Act 273, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9691 ;-- CL 1948, 446.208 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 252, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 469, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2002
MI Comp L § 446.209 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 446 - Business Regulation|Act 273 of 1917 - Pawnbrokers (446.201 - 446.219)|Section 446.209 - Interest on Loans; Rate; Storage Charge; Time of Payment; Computation; Fee or Excess Charge Prohibited.

446.209 Interest on loans; rate; storage charge; time of payment; computation; fee or excess charge prohibited.Sec. 9.  (1) A licensed pawnbroker may charge on any loan a rate of interest that does not exceed 3% per month and is not required to accept any interest less than 50 cents on a single loan. A pawnbroker may also charge $3.00 per month or fraction of a month for the storage of unencumbered personal property under any single pledge or pawn.  (2) A pawnbroker or the pawnbroker's agent or employee shall not charge or receive interest on a loan that exceeds the amounts established in this act.  (3) Interest on a loan is not payable in advance and shall be computed on unpaid monthly balances without compounding.  (4) A pawnbroker is not entitled to any examination fee and shall not make any charge that exceeds the amounts established in this act. History: 1917, Act 273, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9692 ;-- CL 1948, 446.209 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 252, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 233, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1998 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 585, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 2005 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 345, Eff. Jan. 14, 2019
MI Comp L § 446.210 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 446 - Business Regulation|Act 273 of 1917 - Pawnbrokers (446.201 - 446.219)|Section 446.210 - Title to Item; Sale of Pledged or Pawned Item; Time of Possession.

446.210 Title to item; sale of pledged or pawned item; time of possession.Sec. 10.  (1) Subject to section 12, title to an item that is pledged or pawned vests in the pawnbroker 90 days after the pledge or pawn, or after the expiration of any longer period agreed to by the parties, if the borrower has not paid the debt, interest, and charges on the item that was pledged or pawned.  (2) Subject to section 12, a pawnbroker shall not sell any item that was pledged or pawned until the item has remained in the pawnbroker's possession for at least 90 days. History: 1917, Act 273, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- Am. 1927, Act 347, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 9693 ;-- CL 1948, 446.210 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 233, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1998 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 345, Eff. Jan. 14, 2019
MI Comp L § 446.211 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 446 - Business Regulation|Act 273 of 1917 - Pawnbrokers (446.201 - 446.219)|Section 446.211 - Payment or Tender of Debt Before Sale; Effect as to Title and Right to Property; Agreement to Permit Pawner to Maintain Possession.

446.211 Payment or tender of debt before sale; effect as to title and right to property; agreement to permit pawner to maintain possession.Sec. 11.  (1) If at any time before the sale of the item pledged or pawned the borrower pays or tenders to the pawnbroker the debt and interest and charges on the item, that payment or tender reinvests the pawner with the title and right of possession to the property pledged.  (2) A pawnbroker may agree in writing, after pledged or pawned unencumbered personal property has been deposited with the pawnbroker, to allow the pawner to maintain possession and use of the pledged or pawned unencumbered personal property during the term of the pawn or pledge transaction. A pawnbroker may take possession of the pledged or pawned property pursuant to section 9609 of the uniform commercial code, 1962 PA 174, MCL 440.9609. History: 1917, Act 273, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9694 ;-- CL 1948, 446.211 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 252, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 233, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1998 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 585, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 2005 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 345, Eff. Jan. 14, 2019
MI Comp L § 446.213 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 446 - Business Regulation|Act 273 of 1917 - Pawnbrokers (446.201 - 446.219)|Section 446.213 - Pawned Property; Destruction or Defacing Unlawful; Visibility of Serial Number or Insignia.

446.213 Pawned property; destruction or defacing unlawful; visibility of serial number or insignia.Sec. 13.  (1) A pawnbroker shall not deface, scratch, obliterate, melt, separate, or break into parts any article or thing received by him or her in pawn, or otherwise or in any manner do, cause, or suffer to be done by others, anything that destroys or tends to destroy the identity of the article or thing, or tends to render the identification of the thing or article more difficult.  (2) A pawnbroker shall not accept by way of pledge, pawn, purchase, or exchange any article or thing that customarily bears a manufacturer's serial number or other identifying insignia unless the number or insignia is plainly visible on the article or thing. History: 1917, Act 273, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9696 ;-- CL 1948, 446.213 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 585, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 2005
MI Comp L § 446.214 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 446 - Business Regulation|Act 273 of 1917 - Pawnbrokers (446.201 - 446.219)|Section 446.214 - Pawned Property; Acceptance From Certain Persons Prohibited.

446.214 Pawned property; acceptance from certain persons prohibited.  Sec. 14.  A pawnbroker shall not receive for pawn any article from any person under 18 years of age or a person the pawnbroker suspects as having stolen the article to be pawned.  History: 1917, Act 273, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9697 ;-- CL 1948, 446.214 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 233, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1998
MI Comp L § 446.216 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 446 - Business Regulation|Act 273 of 1917 - Pawnbrokers (446.201 - 446.219)|Section 446.216 - Bond of Complainant; Amount, Surety.

446.216 Bond of complainant; amount, surety. Sec. 16.  The said bond shall be in double the value of the property claimed, with such surety as such court shall approve, and shall be given to the person from whose possession the property was taken, with condition that the obliger so claiming the same will pay all the costs and damages that may be recovered against him by the obligee in any suit brought within 10 days from the date of such bond. History: 1917, Act 273, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9699 ;-- CL 1948, 446.216 Constitutionality: Section held unconstitutional as violative of due process clauses of state and federal constitutions for failure to provide adequate notice and opportunity for hearing. Rassner v Federal Collateral Society, Inc, 299 Mich 206; 300 NW 45 (1941).
MI Comp L § 446.217 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 446 - Business Regulation|Act 273 of 1917 - Pawnbrokers (446.201 - 446.219)|Section 446.217 - Transaction of Business on Sunday Unlawful.

446.217 Transaction of business on Sunday unlawful. Sec. 17.  No license granted under the provisions of this act shall authorize any business to be transacted by pawnbrokers on the first day of the week commonly called Sunday. History: 1917, Act 273, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9700 ;-- CL 1948, 446.217
MI Comp L § 446.218 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 446 - Business Regulation|Act 273 of 1917 - Pawnbrokers (446.201 - 446.219)|Section 446.218 - Violation of Act; Penalty.

446.218 Violation of act; penalty. Sec. 18.  Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this act, whether as owner, or as clerk, agent, servant or employe, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction be fined not less than 25 dollars nor more than 100 dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than 10 days nor more than 3 months, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. History: 1917, Act 273, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9701 ;-- CL 1948, 446.218
MI Comp L § 446.219 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 446 - Business Regulation|Act 273 of 1917 - Pawnbrokers (446.201 - 446.219)|Section 446.219 - Violation of Act; Revocation of License; Duration.

446.219 Violation of act; revocation of license; duration. Sec. 19.  Upon a conviction of any person conducting business as a pawnbroker under this act, or on conviction of any clerk, agent, servant, or employee of the person, the chief executive officer of the governmental unit shall revoke the license of the person and no part of the license fee shall be returned to him or her. The governmental unit shall not issue a license as a pawnbroker to that person for the period of 1 year from the date of the revocation. History: 1917, Act 273, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9702 ;-- CL 1948, 446.219 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 469, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2002
MI Comp L § 447.1 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 447 - Foreign Trade|Act 154 of 1963 - Foreign Trade Zones (447.1 - 447.3)|Section 447.1 - Foreign Trade Zones; Definitions.

447.1 Foreign trade zones; definitions. Sec. 1.  As used in this act:  (a) “Act of congress” means the act of congress approved June 18, 1934, entitled “An act to provide for the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes”.  (b) “Public corporation” means the state, or any county, township, city or village within the state, or any state or municipal authority or similar organization financed in whole or in part by public funds.  (c) “Private corporation” means any corporation organized pursuant to Act No. 327 of the Public Acts of 1931, as amended, being sections 450.1 to 450.192 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, for the purpose of establishing, operating and maintaining foreign trade zones according to the provisions of this act. History: 1963, Act 154, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963
MI Comp L § 447.2 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 447 - Foreign Trade|Act 154 of 1963 - Foreign Trade Zones (447.1 - 447.3)|Section 447.2 - Foreign Trade Zones; Application for Establishment.

447.2 Foreign trade zones; application for establishment. Sec. 2.  Any public or private corporation may make application for the privilege of establishing, operating and maintaining a foreign trade zone in accordance with the act of congress. History: 1963, Act 154, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963
MI Comp L § 447.3 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 447 - Foreign Trade|Act 154 of 1963 - Foreign Trade Zones (447.1 - 447.3)|Section 447.3 - Foreign Trade Zones; Rules and Regulations.

447.3 Foreign trade zones; rules and regulations. Sec. 3.  Any public or private corporation, whose application is granted pursuant to the act of congress, may establish, operate and maintain a foreign trade zone subject to the conditions and restrictions of the act of congress and any amendments thereto, and under such rules and regulations and for the period of time that may be prescribed by the board established by the act of congress to carry out the provisions of this act. History: 1963, Act 154, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963
MI Comp L § 447.101 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 447 - Foreign Trade|Act 24 of 1968 - Division of International Commerce (447.101 - 447.103)|Section 447.101 - International Commerce Division; Creation, Director.

447.101 International commerce division; creation, director. Sec. 1.  There is created in the department of commerce a division of international commerce. The head of the division of international commerce shall be the director who shall be directly responsible to the director of the department of commerce. History: 1968, Act 24, Imd. Eff. May 17, 1968 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the division of international commerce and foreign trade branch to the department of commerce and the authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the Michigan international office, Michigan department of commerce, to the Michigan international trade authority, see E.R.O. No. 1994-3, compiled at MCL 447.212 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
MI Comp L § 447.102 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 447 - Foreign Trade|Act 24 of 1968 - Division of International Commerce (447.101 - 447.103)|Section 447.102 - International Commerce Division; Performance of Duties Within Appropriations.

447.102 International commerce division; performance of duties within appropriations. Sec. 2.  The division of international commerce within available appropriations shall accomplish the duties of the division prescribed by section 3. History: 1968, Act 24, Imd. Eff. May 17, 1968 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the division of international commerce and foreign trade branch to the department of commerce and the authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the Michigan international office, Michigan department of commerce, to the Michigan international trade authority, see E.R.O. No. 1994-3, compiled at MCL 447.212 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
MI Comp L § 447.121 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 447 - Foreign Trade|Act 23 of 1968 - Foreign Trade Branch of Department of Agriculture (447.121 - 447.123)|Section 447.121 - Foreign Trade Branch of Department of Agriculture Marketing Section; Creation.

447.121 Foreign trade branch of department of agriculture marketing section; creation. Sec. 1.  There is created a foreign trade branch of the marketing section in the department of agriculture. History: 1968, Act 23, Imd. Eff. May 17, 1968 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties of the Foreign Trade Branch of the Marketing Section and the World Trade Services Division from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Commerce, see E.R.O. No. 1991-11 compiled at MCL 447.211 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.For transfer of authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the division of international commerce and foreign trade branch to the department of commerce and the authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the Michigan international office, Michigan department of commerce, to the Michigan international trade authority, see E.R.O. No. 1994-3, compiled at MCL 447.212 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
MI Comp L § 447.122 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 447 - Foreign Trade|Act 23 of 1968 - Foreign Trade Branch of Department of Agriculture (447.121 - 447.123)|Section 447.122 - Foreign Trade Branch; Performance of Duties Within Appropriations.

447.122 Foreign trade branch; performance of duties within appropriations. Sec. 2.  The foreign trade branch within available appropriations shall perform the duties of the branch prescribed by section 3.  History: 1968, Act 23, Imd. Eff. May 17, 1968 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the division of international commerce and foreign trade branch to the department of commerce and the authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the Michigan international office, Michigan department of commerce, to the Michigan international trade authority, see E.R.O. No. 1994-3, compiled at MCL 447.212 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.