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MI Comp L § 445.322 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 15 of 2011 - Shopping Reform and Modernization Act (445.311 - 445.324)|Section 445.322 - Individual or Class Action.

445.322 Individual or class action.Sec. 12.  (1) Whether or not a person seeks damages or has an adequate remedy at law, a person may bring an action to do either or both of the following if the attorney general or prosecuting attorney fails to initiate action within 60 days after receiving notice of an alleged violation of this act:  (a) Obtain a declaratory judgment that an act or practice violates this act.  (b) Enjoin by temporary or permanent injunction a person that is engaging or is about to engage in an act or practice that violates this act.  (2) Except as provided in section 9, a person that suffers loss as a result of a violation of this act may bring an individual or a class action to recover actual damages or $250.00, whichever is greater, for each day on which a violation of this act is found, together with reasonable attorneys' fees that do not exceed $300.00 in an individual action. History: 2011, Act 15, Eff. Sept. 1, 2011
MI Comp L § 445.323 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 15 of 2011 - Shopping Reform and Modernization Act (445.311 - 445.324)|Section 445.323 - Investigation by Prosecuting Attorney; Action.

445.323 Investigation by prosecuting attorney; action.Sec. 13.  A prosecuting attorney may conduct an investigation under this act and may institute and prosecute an action under this act in the same manner as the attorney general. History: 2011, Act 15, Eff. Sept. 1, 2011
MI Comp L § 445.324 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 15 of 2011 - Shopping Reform and Modernization Act (445.311 - 445.324)|Section 445.324 - Remedies; Enactment of Inconsistent Ordinances or Regulations.

445.324 Remedies; enactment of inconsistent ordinances or regulations.Sec. 14.  (1) The remedies provided under this act are the exclusive remedies for violations of section 4, 7, 8, or 9.  (2) A city, village, township, or county shall not enact an ordinance or other regulation that is inconsistent with this act or with a rule promulgated under this act. History: 2011, Act 15, Eff. Sept. 1, 2011
MI Comp L § 445.371 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 51 of 1925 - Transient Merchants (445.371 - 445.378)|Section 445.371 - Definitions.

445.371 Definitions. Sec. 1.  As used in this act  (a) "Transient merchant" means any person, firm, association, or corporation engaging temporarily in a retail sale of goods, wares, or merchandise, in any place in this state and who, for the purpose of conducting business, occupies any lot, building, room, or structure of any kind. The term shall not apply to any of the following:  (i) A person selling goods, wares, or merchandise of any description raised, produced, or manufactured by the individual offering the same for sale.  (ii) A person soliciting orders by sample, brochure, or sales catalog for future delivery or making sales at residential premises pursuant to an invitation issued by the owner or legal occupant of the premises.  (iii) A person handling vegetables, fruits, or perishable farm products at any established city or village market.  (iv) A person operating a store or refreshment stand at a resort or having a booth on or adjacent to the property owned or occupied by him or her.  (v) A person operating a stand on any fairgrounds.  (vi) A person selling at an art fair or festival or similar event at the invitation of the event's sponsor if all of the following conditions are met:  (A) The sponsor is a governmental entity or nonprofit organization.  (B) The person provides the sponsor with the person's sales tax license number.  (C) The sponsor provides a list of the event's vendors and their sales tax license numbers to the county treasurer and the state treasurer.  (b) "Person" includes any corporation, or partnership, or 2 or more persons having a joint or common interest. History: 1925, Act 51, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 9748 ;-- CL 1948, 445.371 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 292, Imd. Eff. Aug. 4, 1988 Former Law: See Act 259 of 1899; Act 191 of 1901, being CL 1915, §§ 6984 to 7000; Act 294 of 1913, being CL 1915, §§ 7001 to 7009; Act 191 of 1915; and Act 383 of 1921.
MI Comp L § 445.372 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 51 of 1925 - Transient Merchants (445.371 - 445.378)|Section 445.372 - Transient Merchants; License Required.

445.372 Transient merchants; license required. Sec. 2.  It shall be unlawful for any person, either as principal or agent, to engage in business as a transient merchant in the state of Michigan without having first obtained a license in the manner herein provided. History: 1925, Act 51, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 9749 ;-- CL 1948, 445.372
MI Comp L § 445.373 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 51 of 1925 - Transient Merchants (445.371 - 445.378)|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.

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 shall make and file with the county treasurer of the county in which he or she intends to do business a written application stating the applicant's name, residence, federal taxpayer identification number, number of employees, state employer identification number, place where he or she intends to do business, and kind of business. A copy of the applicant's Michigan sales tax license shall be attached to the application, except for an applicant selling only food for human consumption as defined in section 4g of Act No. 167 of the Public Acts of 1933, being section 205.54g of the Michigan Compiled Laws. If the applicant is acting as agent for another person, the applicant shall cause to be filed with the county treasurer a power of attorney appointing the county treasurer the agent of the principal on whom service of process may be made in any suit commenced against the principal. The applicant shall at the same time deposit $500.00 with the county treasurer, or file a surety company bond for that amount. The applicant shall also pay the county treasurer a $25.00 license fee. Upon receiving the fees, the county treasurer shall issue to the applicant the license if satisfied that the business to be conducted by the person is not intended to cheat or defraud the public. A license issued under this section shall expire on the December thirty-first after its issuance. Not more than 10 days after issuing a license, the county treasurer shall send a copy of the license and the completed application to the state treasurer. The license shall be displayed in full view at the place of business. History: 1925, Act 51, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 9750 ;-- CL 1948, 445.373 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 292, Imd. Eff. Aug. 4, 1988
MI Comp L § 445.374 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 51 of 1925 - Transient Merchants (445.371 - 445.378)|Section 445.374 - License; Deposit; Subjection to Claims; Balance, Deposit.

445.374 License; deposit; subjection to claims; balance, deposit. Sec. 4.  Deposits made with such county treasurer as required by the preceding section shall be subject to claims of creditors and claims for local license fees on behalf of any city, village or township in all cases where a judgment has been obtained against such transient merchant in any court in this state and the time for appealing such judgment has expired. In such cases garnishment proceedings may be commenced in such court against said county treasurer. It shall thereupon be the duty of the county treasurer to remit to any such court any balance of said cash deposit remaining in his hands not exceeding the amount of said judgment, for the purpose of satisfying the same. Any balance of said cash deposit remaining in the hands of the county treasurer 4 months after the expiration of said license shall be remitted to said transient merchant, provided, if, at such date, the county treasurer shall have received notice of any suit then pending against said transient merchant, said deposit shall not be returned until 60 days after the termination of such suit. History: 1925, Act 51, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 9751 ;-- CL 1948, 445.374
MI Comp L § 445.375 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 51 of 1925 - Transient Merchants (445.371 - 445.378)|Section 445.375 - License; Invalidation, Exhaustion of Deposit; Revocation.

445.375 License; invalidation, exhaustion of deposit; revocation. Sec. 5.  Any such license shall be void as soon as the deposit made with the county treasurer as provided in section 3 hereof shall have been exhausted because of garnishment suits as mentioned in the preceding section. Such county treasurer may revoke any license issued by him hereunder, for good cause shown, after giving the licensee reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard. History: 1925, Act 51, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 9752 ;-- CL 1948, 445.375
MI Comp L § 445.376 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 51 of 1925 - Transient Merchants (445.371 - 445.378)|Section 445.376 - Transient Merchants; Evidence.

445.376 Transient merchants; evidence. Sec. 6.  Transaction of business as defined in section 1 of this act by any person for a period of less than 6 months consecutively shall be prima facie evidence that such person was a transient merchant within the intent and meaning hereof. History: 1925, Act 51, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 9753 ;-- CL 1948, 445.376
MI Comp L § 445.377 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 51 of 1925 - Transient Merchants (445.371 - 445.378)|Section 445.377 - Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Impounding Goods; Recovery or Sale of Impounded Goods; Notice; Conduct of Sale; Disposition of Proceeds; Liability.

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 guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of $1,000.00 or 10% of the value of any property impounded pursuant to this section, whichever amount is greater and court costs. If the county sheriff or local law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that a person is engaging in business as a transient merchant without having first obtained a license in the manner provided for in this act, the county sheriff or local law enforcement officer shall immediately take into custody and impound all goods offered for sale by the transient merchant until the matter has been adjudicated by a court of proper jurisdiction.  (2) The transient merchant may obtain his or her impounded goods prior to adjudication by paying, either in cash or by security bond, $1,000.00 or an amount equal to the value of the impounded property, whichever amount is greater.  (3) If the transient merchant is convicted of violating this act and fails to pay the fine and court costs provided in subsection (1) within 7 days after the date of conviction, the sheriff or local law enforcement officer shall sell the impounded goods by publishing notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county at least 5 days before the sale. The notice shall describe the property and shall state the time and place of public sale at which the impounded property may be purchased by the highest bidder.  (4) The sheriff or local law enforcement officer shall conduct the sale and shall deposit from the proceeds of the sale an amount equal to the fine and court costs provided in subsection (1) with the court in which the transient merchant was convicted. Any proceeds of the sale which exceed the fine shall be returned to the transient merchant. Any sheriff or local law enforcement officer disposing of property in the manner provided in this act shall not be liable to the transient merchant for the sale. History: 1925, Act 51, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 9754 ;-- CL 1948, 445.377 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 292, Imd. Eff. Aug. 4, 1988
MI Comp L § 445.378 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 51 of 1925 - Transient Merchants (445.371 - 445.378)|Section 445.378 - Effect of Act as to Local License or Regulation.

445.378 Effect of act as to local license or regulation. Sec. 8.  Nothing in this act contained shall interfere with the licensing or regulation of said business by any municipality, township, or county in this state not inconsistent with the provisions hereof. History: 1925, Act 51, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 9755 ;-- CL 1948, 445.378
MI Comp L § 445.402 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 350 of 1917 - Secondhand Dealers and Junk Dealers (445.401 - 445.408)|Section 445.402 - Second Hand or Junk Dealer; License, Issuance; Terms; Transferability; Fee; Inspection.

445.402 Second hand or junk dealer; license, issuance; terms; transferability; fee; inspection.Sec. 2.  (1) The mayor of a city or chief executive officer of a county or village may grant a license to a person that authorizes that person to carry on the business of a second hand dealer or junk dealer in that city, county, or village, subject to the provisions of this act. For purposes of this subsection, a second hand dealer that uses an automated recycling kiosk to receive articles is considered to be carrying on the business of a second hand dealer in the city, county, or village in which the kiosk is installed.  (2) A license granted under this section must designate the particular place where the person shall carry on the business of a second hand dealer or junk dealer. The person must conduct that business only in the place designated in the license.   (3) The term of a license granted under this section is 1 year from date of issuance unless sooner revoked for cause. The license is not transferable. The legislative body of any city, or the trustees and chief executive officer of any county or village, shall establish the fee for processing and issuing a license in accordance with its charter or local ordinance, based on the cost of issuance and administration of that license.  (4) The city, village, or county may inspect the premises of a licensed second hand dealer or junk dealer during normal business hours. As used in this subsection, "premises" includes the place where an automated recycling kiosk is installed. History: 1917, Act 350, Imd. Eff. May 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9759 ;-- CL 1948, 445.402 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 675, Eff. Mar. 30, 2007 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 432, Eff. Apr. 1, 2009 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 329, Eff. Sept. 30, 2018
MI Comp L § 445.404 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 350 of 1917 - Secondhand Dealers and Junk Dealers (445.401 - 445.408)|Section 445.404 - Second Hand or Junk Dealer; Sign; Prerequisites; Record; Inspection.

445.404 Second hand or junk dealer; sign; prerequisites; record; inspection.Sec. 4.  (1) A second hand dealer or junk dealer shall post in a conspicuous place in or on its place of business a sign that states its name and occupation.   (2) A second hand dealer or junk dealer shall make and maintain a separate book or other written or electronic record, numbered consecutively, and open to inspection by a member of a local law enforcement agency and the Michigan state police, in which the dealer writes or enters in the English language at the time of the purchase or exchange of any article, all of the following:  (a) A description of the article.  (b) The name, description, fingerprint, operator's or chauffeur's license or state identification number, registration plate number, and address of the individual from whom the article is purchased and received. The second hand dealer or junk dealer shall make a copy of the operator's license, chauffeur's license, or state identification card as part of the book or record.  (c) The day and hour the purchase or exchange is made.  (d) The location from which the item is obtained.  (e) Subject to subsection (3), the method of payment.  (3) A second hand dealer or junk dealer must pay for an item by check or by an electronic payment system, except that if payment is made by an automated recycling kiosk, the second hand dealer may pay cash for the item. History: 1917, Act 350, Imd. Eff. May 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9761 ;-- CL 1948, 445.404 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 675, Eff. Mar. 30, 2007 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 428, Eff. Apr. 1, 2009 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 329, Eff. Sept. 30, 2018
MI Comp L § 445.405 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 350 of 1917 - Secondhand Dealers and Junk Dealers (445.401 - 445.408)|Section 445.405 - Second Hand or Junk Dealer; Articles Purchased or Exchanged; Retention; Retention Automated Recycling Kiosk; Tagging; Record; Requirements; Exceptions.

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 second hand dealer or junk dealer shall retain each article it purchases or receives in exchange for at least 15 days before disposing of it, in an accessible place in the building where the article is purchased and received. The dealer shall attach a tag to the article in a visible and convenient place, and write on the tag the number that corresponds with the entry number in the book or other record.  (2) A second hand dealer that operates an automated recycling kiosk may store articles acquired at the kiosk in a secure off-site location. A dealer must retain an article stored under this subsection for 30 days, and upon request return that article to a law enforcement officer of this state without cost.  (3) A second hand dealer or junk dealer shall prepare and deliver on Monday of each week to the local law enforcement agency of the local unit of government in which the dealer's business is carried on, before 12 noon, a legible and correct paper or electronic copy, in the English language, from the book or other written or electronic record, that contains a description of each article purchased or received in exchange during the preceding week, the hour and day when the purchase or exchange was made, a description of the individual from whom it was purchased or received in exchange, and a copy of the documentation required under section 4 concerning the individual from whom it was purchased or received in exchange. The statement shall be verified in a manner acceptable to the chief of police or chief law enforcement officer of the local law enforcement agency.  (4) This section does not apply to old rags, waste paper, and household goods except radios, televisions, record players, and electrical appliances and does not require a second hand dealer or junk dealer to retain articles purchased from a person that has a fixed place of business after those articles are reported under subsection (3). History: 1917, Act 350, Imd. Eff. May 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9762 ;-- CL 1948, 445.405 ;-- Am. 1961, Act 35, Eff. Sept. 8, 1961 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 675, Eff. Mar. 30, 2007 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 428, Eff. Apr. 1, 2009 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 329, Eff. Sept. 30, 2018
MI Comp L § 445.406 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 350 of 1917 - Secondhand Dealers and Junk Dealers (445.401 - 445.408)|Section 445.406 - Second Hand or Junk Dealer; Person Without Business Place; Retention of Goods, Record for Police.

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 otherwise, as described in section 3, is a peddler or goes about with a wagon to purchase or obtain by exchange or otherwise, any of such articles, and does not have a place of business in a building, he need not retain such articles for 15 days before selling them, provided on Monday of each week he files with the chief of police or chief police officer of the city or village in which he is located a report showing the place of business of the person to whom such sale was made; a copy of the record required by such section to be kept in a separate book of the articles purchased or received during the preceding week, including a description of such articles sold, to whom sold and his place of business. History: 1917, Act 350, Imd. Eff. May 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9763 ;-- CL 1948, 445.406
MI Comp L § 445.407 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 350 of 1917 - Secondhand Dealers and Junk Dealers (445.401 - 445.408)|Section 445.407 - Second Hand or Junk Dealer; Unlawful Purchases.

445.407 Second hand or junk dealer; unlawful purchases. Sec. 7.  No person shall purchase or receive by sale, barter or exchange or otherwise, any article mentioned in this act from any person between the hours of 9 p.m. and 7 a.m., nor from any person who is at the time intoxicated or from an habitual drunkard or from any person known by said second hand dealer or junk dealer to be a thief or any associate of thieves or receiver of stolen property or from any person he has reason to suspect of being such. History: 1917, Act 350, Imd. Eff. May 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9764 ;-- CL 1948, 445.407
MI Comp L § 445.408 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 350 of 1917 - Secondhand Dealers and Junk Dealers (445.401 - 445.408)|Section 445.408 - Violation of Act; Penalties; Remedies.

445.408 Violation of act; penalties; remedies.Sec. 8.  (1) Except as otherwise provided for in this section, a person who violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be imprisoned for not more than 6 months and shall be fined not less than $500.00 or more than $1,000.00.  (2) A second hand or junk dealer who buys or sells scrap metal, knowing that it is stolen, is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both. The penalties imposed under this subsection apply only to a first violation of this subsection.  (3) A second hand or junk dealer who buys or sells stolen scrap metal knowing that it was stolen is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both. The penalties imposed under this subsection apply to a second or subsequent violation.  (4) The license of a person, corporation, copartnership, or firm that is found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this act shall be considered to be revoked upon entry of a conviction and such person, corporation, copartnership, or firm shall not be permitted to carry on the business of being a second hand or junk dealer within this state for a period of 1 year after that conviction.  (5) The remedies under this act are independent and cumulative. The use of 1 remedy by a person does not bar the use of other lawful remedies by that person or the use of a lawful remedy by another person. History: 1917, Act 350, Imd. Eff. May 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9765 ;-- CL 1948, 445.408 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 675, Eff. Mar. 30, 2007 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 428, Eff. Apr. 1, 2009
MI Comp L § 445.421 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 429 of 2008 - Scrap Metal Regulatory Act (445.421 - 445.443)|Section 445.421 - Short Title.

445.421 Short title.Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "scrap metal regulatory act". History: 2008, Act 429, Eff. Apr. 1, 2009 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 99, Eff. July 1, 2014