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MI Comp L § 445.1712 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 378 of 1988 - Preservation of Personal Privacy (445.1711 - 445.1715)|Section 445.1712 - Record or Information Concerning Purchase, Lease, Rental, or Borrowing of Books or Other Written Materials, Sound Recordings, or Video Recordings; Disclosure of Customer Identification Prohibited; Exception.

445.1712 Record or information concerning purchase, lease, rental, or borrowing of books or other written materials, sound recordings, or video recordings; disclosure of customer identification prohibited; exception.Sec. 2.  (1) Subject to subsection (2) and except as provided in section 3 or as otherwise provided by law, a person, or an employee or agent of the person, engaged in the business of selling at retail, renting, or lending books or other written materials, sound recordings, or video recordings shall not knowingly disclose to any person, other than the customer, a record or information that personally identifies the customer as having purchased, leased, rented, or borrowed those materials from the person engaged in the business.  (2) This section does not apply to the disclosure of a record or information that has been aggregated or has been processed in a manner designed to prevent its association with an identifiable customer. History: 1988, Act 378, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 92, Eff. July 31, 2016 Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 2 of Act 92 of 2016 provides:"Enacting section 2. This amendatory act is curative and intended to clarify that the prohibitions on disclosing information contained in 1988 PA 378, MCL 445.1711 to 445.1715, do not prohibit disclosing information if it is incident to the ordinary course of business of the person disclosing the information, including marketing goods and services to customers or potential customers when written notice is provided, and that a civil action for a violation of those prohibitions may only be brought by a customer who has suffered actual damages as a result of the violation."Popular Name: Video Rental Privacy Act
MI Comp L § 445.1714 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 378 of 1988 - Preservation of Personal Privacy (445.1711 - 445.1715)|Section 445.1714 - Violation as Misdemeanor.

445.1714 Violation as misdemeanor.Sec. 4.  A person that violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor. History: 1988, Act 378, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 92, Eff. July 31, 2016 Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 2 of Act 92 of 2016 provides:"Enacting section 2. This amendatory act is curative and intended to clarify that the prohibitions on disclosing information contained in 1988 PA 378, MCL 445.1711 to 445.1715, do not prohibit disclosing information if it is incident to the ordinary course of business of the person disclosing the information, including marketing goods and services to customers or potential customers when written notice is provided, and that a civil action for a violation of those prohibitions may only be brought by a customer who has suffered actual damages as a result of the violation."Popular Name: Video Rental Privacy Act
MI Comp L § 445.1715 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 378 of 1988 - Preservation of Personal Privacy (445.1711 - 445.1715)|Section 445.1715 - Civil Action; Damages.

445.1715 Civil action; damages.Sec. 5.  (1) Regardless of any criminal prosecution for the violation, a person that violates this act may be liable in a civil action for damages to a customer under subsection (2).  (2) A customer described in subsection (1) who suffers actual damages as a result of a violation of this act may bring a civil action against the person that violated this act and may recover both of the following:  (a) The customer's actual damages, including damages for emotional distress.   (b) Reasonable costs and attorney fees.  (3) No liability may result from the lawful disclosure of a record or information that is permitted under section 3. History: Add. 1989, Act 206, Imd. Eff. Nov. 7, 1989 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 92, Eff. July 31, 2016 Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 2 of Act 92 of 2016 provides:"Enacting section 2. This amendatory act is curative and intended to clarify that the prohibitions on disclosing information contained in 1988 PA 378, MCL 445.1711 to 445.1715, do not prohibit disclosing information if it is incident to the ordinary course of business of the person disclosing the information, including marketing goods and services to customers or potential customers when written notice is provided, and that a civil action for a violation of those prohibitions may only be brought by a customer who has suffered actual damages as a result of the violation."Popular Name: Video Rental Privacy Act
MI Comp L § 445.1721 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 389 of 1988 - Roller Skating Safety Act of 1988 (445.1721 - 445.1726)|Section 445.1721 - Short Title.

445.1721 Short title. Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "roller skating safety act of 1988". History: 1988, Act 389, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989
MI Comp L § 445.1722 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 389 of 1988 - Roller Skating Safety Act of 1988 (445.1721 - 445.1726)|Section 445.1722 - Definitions.

445.1722 Definitions. Sec. 2.  As used in this act:  (a) "Emergency personnel" means police, fire, or other appropriate emergency medical personnel.  (b) "Operator" means a person or entity who owns or controls or who has operational responsibility for a roller skating center.  (c) "Roller skater" means a person wearing roller skates while that person is in a roller skating center for the purpose of roller skating.  (d) "Roller skating center" means a building, facility, or premises which provides an area specifically designed to be used for roller skating by the public.  (e) "Spectator" means a person who is present in a roller skating center only for the purpose of observing skating activity, whether recreational or competitive. History: 1988, Act 389, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989
MI Comp L § 445.1723 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 389 of 1988 - Roller Skating Safety Act of 1988 (445.1721 - 445.1726)|Section 445.1723 - Duties of Roller Skating Center Operator.

445.1723 Duties of roller skating center operator. Sec. 3.  Each roller skating center operator shall do all of the following:  (a) Post the duties of roller skaters and spectators as prescribed in this act and the duties, obligations, and liabilities of operators as prescribed in this act in conspicuous places.  (b) Comply with the safety standards specified in the roller skating rink safety standards published by the roller skating rink operators association, (1980).  (c) Maintain roller skating equipment and roller skating surfaces according to the safety standards cited in subdivision (b).  (d) Maintain the stability and legibility of all required signs, symbols, and posted notices. History: 1988, Act 389, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989
MI Comp L § 445.1724 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 389 of 1988 - Roller Skating Safety Act of 1988 (445.1721 - 445.1726)|Section 445.1724 - Duties of Roller Skater.

445.1724 Duties of roller skater. Sec. 4.  While in a roller skating area, each roller skater shall do all of the following:  (a) Maintain reasonable control of his or her speed and course at all times.  (b) Read all posted signs and warnings.  (c) Maintain a proper lookout to avoid other roller skaters and objects.  (d) Accept the responsibility for knowing the range of his or her own ability to negotiate the intended direction of travel while on roller skates and to skate within the limits of that ability.  (e) Refrain from acting in a manner which may cause injury to others. History: 1988, Act 389, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989
MI Comp L § 445.1725 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 389 of 1988 - Roller Skating Safety Act of 1988 (445.1721 - 445.1726)|Section 445.1725 - Acceptance of Dangers Inherent in Roller Skating.

445.1725 Acceptance of dangers inherent in roller skating. Sec. 5.  Each person who participates in roller skating accepts the danger that inheres in that activity insofar as the dangers are obvious and necessary. Those dangers include, but are not limited to, injuries that result from collisions with other roller skaters or other spectators, injuries that result from falls, and injuries which involve objects or artificial structures properly within the intended travel of the roller skater which are not otherwise attributable to the operator's breach of his or her common law duties. History: 1988, Act 389, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989
MI Comp L § 445.1726 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 389 of 1988 - Roller Skating Safety Act of 1988 (445.1721 - 445.1726)|Section 445.1726 - Violation; Civil Action for Damages.

445.1726 Violation; civil action for damages. Sec. 6.  A roller skater, spectator, or operator who violates this act shall be liable in a civil action for damages for that portion of the loss or damage resulting from the violation. History: 1988, Act 389, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989
MI Comp L § 445.1751 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 257 of 1989 - Cleaning, Repair, or Storage Services (445.1751 - 445.1763)|Section 445.1751 - Definitions.

445.1751 Definitions. Sec. 1.  As used in this act:  (a) "Article" means any clothing, garment, wearing apparel, leather garment, fur coat or garment, curtain, drapery, rug, carpet, or household furnishing.  (b) "Business" means an individual, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity which, for compensation, provides cleaning or repair services.  (c) "Cleaning or repair services" means 1 or more of the following services in relation to an article:  (i) Dry cleaning.  (ii) Dyeing.  (iii) Pressing.  (iv) Laundering.  (v) Alterations.  (vi) Fabric repair.  (d) "Storage" means the keeping of an article by a business, at the request of the person leaving the article, for a period of time as specified in a receipt or other written document. History: 1989, Act 257, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1989
MI Comp L § 445.1753 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 257 of 1989 - Cleaning, Repair, or Storage Services (445.1751 - 445.1763)|Section 445.1753 - Cleaning or Repair Services; Loss of Ownership Rights.

445.1753 Cleaning or repair services; loss of ownership rights. Sec. 3.  Except as provided in section 7, the owner of an article delivered to a business for the purpose of cleaning or repair services shall lose his or her ownership rights to the article not less than 1 year after the date the article was delivered to the business if the article has been in the possession of the business for more than 1 year after the date of delivery to that business. History: 1989, Act 257, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1989
MI Comp L § 445.1755 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 257 of 1989 - Cleaning, Repair, or Storage Services (445.1751 - 445.1763)|Section 445.1755 - Storage; Loss of Ownership Rights.

445.1755 Storage; loss of ownership rights. Sec. 5.  Except as provided in section 7, the owner of an article delivered to a business for the purpose of storage shall lose his or her ownership rights to the article not less than 1 year after the date on which the storage agreement terminated or expired if the article has been in the possession of that business for more than 1 year after the storage agreement terminated or expired. History: 1989, Act 257, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1989
MI Comp L § 445.1757 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 257 of 1989 - Cleaning, Repair, or Storage Services (445.1751 - 445.1763)|Section 445.1757 - Regaining of Ownership Rights; Circumstances.

445.1757 Regaining of ownership rights; circumstances. Sec. 7.  The owner of an article may regain his or her ownership rights in an article where the ownership rights were terminated pursuant to section 3, 5, or 9 if both of the following circumstances exist:  (a) The business has not sold, donated, or otherwise disposed of the article.  (b) The person desiring to regain his or her ownership rights pays the amount owing for cleaning or repair services or storage. History: 1989, Act 257, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1989
MI Comp L § 445.1759 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 257 of 1989 - Cleaning, Repair, or Storage Services (445.1751 - 445.1763)|Section 445.1759 - Termination of Owner's Rights to Article; Circumstances; Business as Owner of Article; Disposition of Article.

445.1759 Termination of owner's rights to article; circumstances; business as owner of article; disposition of article. Sec. 9.  (1) On or after the effective date of this act, the owner's rights to an article shall immediately terminate if any of the following circumstances exists:  (a) The article was delivered to the business for the purpose of cleaning or repair services and has been in the possession of that business for more than 1 year after the date of delivery to that business.  (b) The article was delivered to the business for the purpose of storage and has been in the possession of that business for more than 1 year after the date the storage agreement terminated or expired.  (2) Upon the loss of the owner's rights to an article as provided for by this act, the business shall become the owner of the article.  (3) A business may sell, donate, or otherwise dispose of an article upon the loss of the owner's rights to an article. History: 1989, Act 257, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1989
MI Comp L § 445.1761 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 257 of 1989 - Cleaning, Repair, or Storage Services (445.1751 - 445.1763)|Section 445.1761 - Display of Notices.

445.1761 Display of notices. Sec. 11.  A business shall display in a prominent place in its retail store notices substantially complying with the following:  "ANY CLOTHING, GARMENT, WEARING APPAREL, LEATHER GARMENT, FUR COAT OR GARMENT, CURTAIN, DRAPERY, RUG, CARPET, OR HOUSEHOLD FURNISHING DRY CLEANED, DYED, PRESSED, LAUNDERED, ALTERED, OR REPAIRED WHICH IS NOT PICKED UP WITHIN 1 YEAR AFTER THE DATE IT WAS DELIVERED MAY BE SOLD, DONATED, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF PURSUANT TO ACT NO. _____ OF THE PUBLIC ACTS OF _____."  "ANY CLOTHING, GARMENT, WEARING APPAREL, LEATHER GARMENT, FUR COAT OR GARMENT, CURTAIN, DRAPERY, RUG, CARPET, OR HOUSEHOLD FURNISHING DELIVERED FOR STORAGE WHICH IS NOT PICKED UP WITHIN 1 YEAR AFTER THE DATE THE STORAGE AGREEMENT TERMINATED OR EXPIRED MAY BE SOLD, DONATED, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF PURSUANT TO ACT NO. _____ OF THE PUBLIC ACTS OF _____." History: 1989, Act 257, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1989
MI Comp L § 445.1763 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 257 of 1989 - Cleaning, Repair, or Storage Services (445.1751 - 445.1763)|Section 445.1763 - Repeal of MCL 570.211 to 570.217.

445.1763 Repeal of MCL 570.211 to 570.217. Sec. 13.  Act No. 43 of the Public Acts of 1943, being sections 570.211 to 570.217 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, is repealed. History: 1989, Act 257, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1989
MI Comp L § 445.1771 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 48 of 1990 - Facsimile Machines (445.1771 - 445.1776)|Section 445.1771 - Definitions.

445.1771 Definitions. Sec. 1.  As used in this act:  (a) "Advertisement" means a message or material transmitted over a facsimile machine for the purpose of inducing, or which is likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the purchase of real property, goods, or services.  (b) "Department" means the department of the attorney general.  (c) "Facsimile machine" means a machine which electronically transmits facsimiles of documents through connection with a telephone network.  (d) "Person" means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, or other legal entity. History: 1990, Act 48, Eff. Mar. 28, 1991
MI Comp L § 445.1772 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 48 of 1990 - Facsimile Machines (445.1771 - 445.1776)|Section 445.1772 - Sending Advertisement by Facsimile Machine; Consent.

445.1772 Sending advertisement by facsimile machine; consent. Sec. 2.  (1) A person shall not send an advertisement to another person by means of a facsimile machine without first obtaining, by means other than by a facsimile machine, the consent of the person who will receive the advertisement.  (2) Consent may be given by telephone to a particular vendor or by general notification to marketing or industry trade associations.  (3) Consent to have a facsimile machine telephone number published in a directory or disseminated in any other manner shall not be construed as consent to receive an advertisement under this act. History: 1990, Act 48, Eff. Mar. 28, 1991
MI Comp L § 445.1773 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 48 of 1990 - Facsimile Machines (445.1771 - 445.1776)|Section 445.1773 - Notice of Violation; Cease and Desist Order; Opportunity to Confer; Service.

445.1773 Notice of violation; cease and desist order; opportunity to confer; service. Sec. 3.  (1) If the attorney general has reason to believe that a person has engaged, is engaging, or is about to engage in an act that violates section 2, he or she shall notify the person of the violation and order the person to cease and desist from the act and provide the person the opportunity to confer with the attorney general in person, by counsel, or by other representative.  (2) The notice may be given to the person by mail, postage prepaid, to his or her usual place of business or, if the person does not have a usual place of business, to his or her last known address, or, with respect to a corporation, to the resident agent who is designated to receive service of process or to an officer of the corporation.  (3) A prosecuting attorney or law enforcement officer having reason to believe an alleged violation of this act has occurred shall immediately forward written notice of the alleged violation, together with any information he or she may have, to the attorney general. History: 1990, Act 48, Eff. Mar. 28, 1991
MI Comp L § 445.1774 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 48 of 1990 - Facsimile Machines (445.1771 - 445.1776)|Section 445.1774 - Assurance of Discontinuance.

445.1774 Assurance of discontinuance. Sec. 4.  (1) The attorney general may accept an assurance of discontinuance of an act which is a violation under section 2 from the person who has engaged, is engaging, or is about to engage in the act.  (2) Except for an action commenced pursuant to section 5, the assurance shall not constitute an admission nor be introduced in any other proceeding.  (3) An assurance of discontinuance shall be in writing and filed with the department. The department shall maintain a record of all filings.  (4) The terms of the assurance of discontinuance may be enforced in an action commenced pursuant to section 5. History: 1990, Act 48, Eff. Mar. 28, 1991
MI Comp L § 445.1775 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 48 of 1990 - Facsimile Machines (445.1771 - 445.1776)|Section 445.1775 - Injunction, Order, Decree, or Judgment; Civil Fine; Jurisdiction.

445.1775 Injunction, order, decree, or judgment; civil fine; jurisdiction. Sec. 5.  (1) If the attorney general has probable cause to believe a person has continued to violate this act after notice has been provided under section 3 or that the person has violated an assurance of discontinuance entered under section 4, the attorney general may bring an action to restrain the person by temporary or permanent injunction from engaging in the act or to enforce the terms of the assurance of discontinuance. The action may be brought in the circuit court of the county where the person is established or conducts business or in the circuit court of Ingham county.  (2) A person who knowingly violates the terms of an injunction, order, decree, or judgment issued pursuant to this section or the terms of an assurance of discontinuance under section 4 shall forfeit and pay to the state a civil fine of not more than $500.00 for each violation.  (3) For the purposes of this section, the court issuing an injunction, order, decree, or judgment shall retain jurisdiction and the attorney general may petition the court for recovery of the civil fine as provided by this section. History: 1990, Act 48, Eff. Mar. 28, 1991
MI Comp L § 445.1776 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 48 of 1990 - Facsimile Machines (445.1771 - 445.1776)|Section 445.1776 - Civil Suit.

445.1776 Civil suit. Sec. 6.  A person who receives an advertisement in violation of this act may file a civil suit in the court of proper jurisdiction to recover actual damages or $500.00, whichever is greater, plus reasonable attorney fees, if any of the following occurred before the person received the advertisement:  (a) The attorney general issued a notice to cease and desist under section 3 to the person who sent the advertisement.  (b) The person who sent the advertisement entered into an assurance of discontinuance under section 4.  (c) The person notified the sender in writing that the sender did not have the person's consent to send an advertisement. History: 1990, Act 48, Eff. Mar. 28, 1991 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 93, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
MI Comp L § 445.1801 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 134 of 1990 - Motor Fuel Distribution Act (445.1801 - 445.1808)|Section 445.1801 - Short Title.

445.1801 Short title. Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "motor fuel distribution act". History: 1990, Act 134, Eff. Oct. 1, 1990