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MI Comp L § 427.102 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 427 - Hotels|Act 42 of 1905 - Liability of Innkeepers for Personal Property of Guests (427.101 - 427.102)|Section 427.102 - Liability of Innkeeper; Money, Jewelry, and Valuable Papers.

427.102 Liability of innkeeper; money, jewelry, and valuable papers. Sec. 2.  An innkeeper, whether individual, partnership, or corporation, who constantly has in the inn a metal safe or suitable vault in good order and fit for the custody of money, bank notes, jewelry, articles of gold and silver manufacture, precious stones, personal ornaments, railroad tickets, or negotiable or valuable papers and bullion, and who keeps on the doors of the sleeping rooms used by guests suitable locks and bolts, and on the transoms and windows of the rooms suitable fastenings, and who keeps a copy of this section printed in distinct type constantly and conspicuously suspended in the office and in the parlor or sitting room, barroom, washroom, and in 5 other conspicuous places in the inn, or in not less than 10 conspicuous places in the inn, shall not be liable for the loss of or injury to any property belonging to any guest, unless the guest has offered to deliver the property to the innkeeper for custody in the metal safe or vault, and the innkeeper has refused or omitted to take it and deposit it in the safe or vault for custody and to give the guest a receipt. The keeper of any inn shall not be obliged to receive from any guest for deposit in the safe or vault any property described in this section exceeding a total value of $250.00, except under special agreement as provided in section 1, and shall not be liable for any excess of the property, whether received or not. However, every innkeeper shall be liable for any loss of the articles of a guest enumerated in this section in the inn, which loss was caused by the theft or negligence of the innkeeper or any of the innkeeper's servants. History: 1905, Act 42, Imd. Eff. Apr. 5, 1905 ;-- CL 1915, 6930 ;-- CL 1929, 8804 ;-- CL 1948, 427.102 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 209, Imd. Eff. Nov. 10, 1983
MI Comp L § 427.201 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 427 - Hotels|Act 145 of 1897 - Innkeeper's Lien to Secure Payment of Charges (427.201 - 427.207)|Section 427.201 - Lien Upon and Right to Detain Goods, Baggage, and Effects; Purpose; Enforcement; “Bed and Breakfast” Defined.

427.201 Lien upon and right to detain goods, baggage, and effects; purpose; enforcement; “bed and breakfast” defined. Sec. 1.  (1) Whenever the keeper of any hotel, inn, boardinghouse, lodging house, bed and breakfast, or furnished apartment receives into his or her hotel, inn, boardinghouse, lodging house, bed and breakfast, or furnished apartment any person, guest, boarder, lodger, or tenant, the keeper shall have a lien upon and right to detain the goods, baggage, and effects of such guest, boarder, lodger, or tenant to secure and compel the payment of customary charges for the food and lodging furnished to the guest, boarder, lodger, or tenant. The lien may be enforced in the manner prescribed in this act.  (2) As used in this section, “bed and breakfast” means a bed and breakfast as defined in section 12901 of the public health code, Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, being section 333.12901 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. History: 1897, Act 145, Eff. Aug. 30, 1897 ;-- CL 1897, 5317 ;-- CL 1915, 6947 ;-- CL 1929, 8791 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 95, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 427.201 ;-- Am. 1987, Act 114, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1987
MI Comp L § 427.202 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 427 - Hotels|Act 145 of 1897 - Innkeeper's Lien to Secure Payment of Charges (427.201 - 427.207)|Section 427.202 - Unclaimed Property; Sale, Notice.

427.202 Unclaimed property; sale, notice. Sec. 2.  Any keeper of a hotel, inn, boarding house, lodging house or furnished apartment who shall have a lien for fare, accommodations or board upon any goods, baggage or other chattel property, and which being in his possession for 3 months at least after the departure of said guest, boarder, lodger or tenant leaving the same; or who for a period of 6 months shall have in his custody any unclaimed trunk, box, valise, package, parcel or other chattel property whatsoever, may proceed to sell the same at public auction after first having given notice to the county treasurer of such intended sale, and out of the proceeds of such sale may, in case of lien, retain the amount thereof, and the expense of advertisement and sale, and in case of unclaimed property the expense of storage, advertisement and sale thereof: Provided, In all instances, the notice specified in the next section be first given as therein directed. History: 1897, Act 145, Eff. Aug. 30, 1897 ;-- CL 1897, 5318 ;-- CL 1915, 6948 ;-- CL 1929, 8792 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 95, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 427.202
MI Comp L § 427.203 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 427 - Hotels|Act 145 of 1897 - Innkeeper's Lien to Secure Payment of Charges (427.201 - 427.207)|Section 427.203 - Sale of Unclaimed Property; Publication and Service of Notice, Time.

427.203 Sale of unclaimed property; publication and service of notice, time. Sec. 3.  A notice shall be published, at least, 15 days prior to the time of the sale. Said notice shall designate the time and place of holding such sale and contain a brief description of the baggage, articles and chattels to be sold, and said notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation, published in the city or town in which such hotel, inn, boarding house, lodging house or furnished apartment is situated; but if there be none, then in such newspaper published nearest said city or town; and shall also be served upon said guest, boarder, lodger, tenant or owner of such chattel articles or property, if he resides or can be found within the county where said hotel, inn, boarding house, lodging house or furnished apartment is situated, by delivering the same to him personally or leaving it at his place of residence with a person of suitable age in charge thereof. But if such guest, boarder, lodger, tenant, or owner does not reside or cannot be found in said county, then said notice shall be deposited in the postoffice of said city or town with the postage prepaid thereon, 15 days prior to said sale, and addressed to said guest, boarder, lodger, tenant, or owner at his place of residence, if his address be known to the keeper of said hotel, inn, boarding house, lodging house or furnished apartment. The sale shall take place between the hours of 10 o'clock in the forenoon and 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and all articles sold shall be to the highest bidder for cash. History: 1897, Act 145, Eff. Aug. 30, 1897 ;-- CL 1897, 5319 ;-- CL 1915, 6949 ;-- CL 1929, 8793 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 95, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 427.203
MI Comp L § 427.204 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 427 - Hotels|Act 145 of 1897 - Innkeeper's Lien to Secure Payment of Charges (427.201 - 427.207)|Section 427.204 - Sale of Unclaimed Property; Surplus Proceeds Refunded.

427.204 Sale of unclaimed property; surplus proceeds refunded. Sec. 4.  Such keeper of a hotel, inn, boarding house, lodging house, or furnished apartment shall make an entry of the articles sold and the balance of the proceeds of the sale, if any, and within 10 days from such sale, shall, upon demand, refund such balance and surplus to such guest, boarder or person leaving the articles sold. History: 1897, Act 145, Eff. Aug. 30, 1897 ;-- CL 1897, 5320 ;-- CL 1915, 6950 ;-- CL 1929, 8794 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 95, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 427.204
MI Comp L § 427.205 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 427 - Hotels|Act 145 of 1897 - Innkeeper's Lien to Secure Payment of Charges (427.201 - 427.207)|Section 427.205 - Sale of Unclaimed Property; Balance, When Paid to County Treasurer; Affidavit.

427.205 Sale of unclaimed property; balance, when paid to county treasurer; affidavit. Sec. 5.  In case such balance shall not be demanded and paid as specified in the last section within said 10 days, then within 5 days thereafter said keeper of a hotel, inn, boarding house, lodging house, or furnished apartment shall pay said balance to the treasurer of the county in which such hotel, inn, boarding house, lodging house, or furnished apartment shall be situated, and shall at the same time file with said treasurer an affidavit made by him, in which shall be stated the name and place of residence, so far as they are known to him, of the guest, boarder or person, whose goods, baggage or chattel articles were sold, the articles sold and the price at which they were sold, the name and residence of the auctioneer making the sale, and a copy of the notice published and how served, whether by personal service or by mailing, and if not so served and the reason thereof. History: 1897, Act 145, Eff. Aug. 30, 1897 ;-- CL 1897, 5321 ;-- CL 1915, 6951 ;-- CL 1929, 8795 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 95, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 427.205
MI Comp L § 427.206 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 427 - Hotels|Act 145 of 1897 - Innkeeper's Lien to Secure Payment of Charges (427.201 - 427.207)|Section 427.206 - Sale of Unclaimed Property; Balance, When Paid to County Treasurer; Ultimate Disposition of Surplus.

427.206 Sale of unclaimed property; balance, when paid to county treasurer; ultimate disposition of surplus. Sec. 6.  Said treasurer shall keep said surplus and moneys for, and credit the same to the person named in said affidavit as said guest, boarder, or person leaving the articles sold, and shall pay the same to said person, his or her agent or attorney, executors or administrators, upon demand and evidence satisfactory to said treasurer furnished of their identity: Provided, That if said amount be not claimed within 2 years from the date of sale, it shall be placed in and become a part of the contingent fund of the county. History: 1897, Act 145, Eff. Aug. 30, 1897 ;-- CL 1897, 5322 ;-- CL 1915, 6952 ;-- CL 1929, 8796 ;-- CL 1948, 427.206
MI Comp L § 427.207 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 427 - Hotels|Act 145 of 1897 - Innkeeper's Lien to Secure Payment of Charges (427.201 - 427.207)|Section 427.207 - Sale of Unclaimed Property; Certain Rights Not Barred.

427.207 Sale of unclaimed property; certain rights not barred. Sec. 7.  Nothing herein contained shall preclude any other remedy now existing for the enforcement of lien by keepers of hotels, inns, boarding houses, lodging houses, or furnished apartments, nor bar their right to recover for so much of the debt as shall not be paid through said sale.  Nothing contained in this act shall apply to leases for 2 months or more. History: 1897, Act 145, Eff. Aug. 30, 1897 ;-- CL 1897, 5323 ;-- CL 1915, 6953 ;-- CL 1929, 8797 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 95, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 427.207
MI Comp L § 427.301 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 427 - Hotels|Act 125 of 2001 - Renting Rooms to Minors (427.301 - 427.304)|Section 427.301 - Definitions.

427.301 Definitions. Sec. 1.  As used in this act:  (a) “Bed and breakfast” means that term as defined in section 4b of the Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act, 1972 PA 230, MCL 125.1504b.  (b) “Emancipated minor” means a minor who is emancipated under section 4 of 1968 PA 293, MCL 722.4.  (c) “Hotel” means that term as defined in section 1 of 1913 PA 188, MCL 427.1.  (d) “Minor” means an individual under 18 years of age. History: 2001, Act 125, Imd. Eff. Oct. 15, 2001
MI Comp L § 427.302 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 427 - Hotels|Act 125 of 2001 - Renting Rooms to Minors (427.301 - 427.304)|Section 427.302 - Rental of Room to Minor.

427.302 Rental of room to minor. Sec. 2.  A hotel or bed and breakfast may refuse to rent or lease a hotel room or a bed and breakfast room to a minor other than an emancipated minor. History: 2001, Act 125, Imd. Eff. Oct. 15, 2001
MI Comp L § 427.303 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 427 - Hotels|Act 125 of 2001 - Renting Rooms to Minors (427.301 - 427.304)|Section 427.303 - Compliance With MCL 750.146.

427.303 Compliance with MCL 750.146. Sec. 3.  A hotel or bed and breakfast shall comply with section 146 of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.146. History: 2001, Act 125, Imd. Eff. Oct. 15, 2001
MI Comp L § 427.304 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 427 - Hotels|Act 125 of 2001 - Renting Rooms to Minors (427.301 - 427.304)|Section 427.304 - Documentation of Age.

427.304 Documentation of age. Sec. 4.  A hotel or bed and breakfast may require that an individual provide documentary evidence confirming the age of an individual renting or leasing a hotel room or bed and breakfast room or documentary evidence of the emancipation of a minor, including a motor vehicle operator's or chauffeur's license, a registration certificate issued by the federal selective service, a marriage license, or other bona fide documentary evidence of the age and identity of the individual or emancipation of the minor. History: 2001, Act 125, Imd. Eff. Oct. 15, 2001
MI Comp L § 429.31 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 429 - Brands, Labels, and Trademarks|Act 242 of 1969 - Trademarks and Service Marks (429.31 - 429.46)|Section 429.31 - Definitions.

429.31 Definitions. Sec. 1.  As used in this act:   (a) “Trademark” means any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof, other than a trade name in its entirety, adopted and used by a person to identify goods made or sold by him or her and to distinguish them from similar goods made or sold by others.  (b) “Person” means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, union, or other organization.  (c) “Applicant” means the person filing an application for registration of a trademark or service mark under this act, his or her legal representatives, successors, or assigns.  (d) “Registrant” means the person to whom the registration of a trademark or service mark under this act is issued, his or her legal representatives, successors, or assigns.   (e) “Service mark” means any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof, other than a trade name in its entirety, adopted and used by a person in the sale or advertising of services to identify his or her services and distinguish them from the similar services of others.  (f) “Mark” includes any trademark or service mark.  (g) “Trade name” means a word or group of words used by any person to identify a sole proprietorship, firm, partnership, corporation, association, union, or other organization.  (h) A mark is “used” in this state on goods when it is placed in any manner on the goods or their containers or on the tags or labels affixed thereto and such goods are sold or otherwise distributed in this state, and on services when it is used or displayed in this state in the sale or advertising of services and the services are rendered in this state.  (i) A mark is “abandoned” when its use has been discontinued with intent not to resume. Intent not to resume may be inferred from circumstances. Nonuse for 2 consecutive years shall be prima facie abandonment.  (j) “Administrator” means the director of commerce or his or her designated representative. History: 1969, Act 242, Eff. Jan. 1, 1970 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 203, Eff. Oct. 1, 1984
MI Comp L § 429.32 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 429 - Brands, Labels, and Trademarks|Act 242 of 1969 - Trademarks and Service Marks (429.31 - 429.46)|Section 429.32 - Registration of Certain Marks Prohibited.

429.32 Registration of certain marks prohibited.  Sec. 2.  A mark by which the goods or services of an applicant for registration may be distinguished from the goods or services of others shall not be registered if the mark:  (a) Consists of or comprises immoral, deceptive, or scandalous matter.  (b) Consists of or comprises matter which may disparage or falsely suggest a connection with persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt or disrepute.  (c) Consists of or comprises the flag, coat of arms, or other insignia of the United States, or of a state or municipality, or of a foreign nation, or a simulation thereof.   (d) Consists of or comprises the name, signature, or portrait of a living individual, except with the individual's written consent.  (e) Consists of a mark which, when applied to the goods or services of the applicant, is merely descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of the goods or services, or when applied to the goods or services of the applicant, is primarily geographically descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of them, or is primarily merely a surname. This subsection shall not prevent the registration of a mark used in this state by the applicant which has become distinctive of the applicant's goods or services. The administrator may accept as evidence that the mark has become distinctive, as applied to the applicant's goods or services, proof of continuous use thereof as a mark by the applicant in this state or elsewhere for 5 years immediately preceding the date of the filing of the application for registration.  (f) Consists of or comprises a mark which so resembles a mark registered in this state, or a mark or trade name previously used in this state by another person and not abandoned, as to be likely, when applied to the goods or services of the applicant, to cause confusion, mistake, or to deceive. History: 1969, Act 242, Eff. Jan. 1, 1970 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 63, Imd. Eff. Apr. 2, 1980 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 203, Eff. Oct. 1, 1984
MI Comp L § 429.33 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 429 - Brands, Labels, and Trademarks|Act 242 of 1969 - Trademarks and Service Marks (429.31 - 429.46)|Section 429.33 - Application for Registration of Mark; Form; Contents; Signature, Verification, and Oath; Specimens; Fee; Service of Process.

429.33 Application for registration of mark; form; contents; signature, verification, and oath; specimens; fee; service of process. Sec. 3.  (1) Subject to the limitations set forth in this act, a person who adopts and uses a mark in this state may file with the administrator, on a form to be furnished by the administrator, an application for registration of that mark which contains all of the following information:  (a) The name, business name, if any, and business address of the person applying for registration, and, if a corporation, the state of incorporation.  (b) The goods or services in connection with which the mark is used, the mode or manner in which the mark is used in connection with the goods or services, and the class in which the goods or services fall.  (c) The date when and the place where the mark was first used anywhere, and the date when the mark was first used in this state by the applicant or the applicant's predecessor in title.  (d) A statement that the applicant is the owner of the mark and that no other person has the right to use the mark in this state either in the identical form or in a form which so nearly resembles the mark as to be likely to deceive or to be mistaken for the mark.  (e) Other information relating to the registration of a mark as requested by the administrator.   (2) The application shall be signed, verified, and sworn to by the applicant, if an individual; by a member of the firm; by an officer of the corporation, association, or union; or by a member of the partnership applying.  (3) The application shall be accompanied by 2 specimens or facsimiles of the mark as used at the time of applying for registration of the mark.  (4) The application for registration shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $50.00, payable to the state of Michigan.  (5) The application shall include an appointment of the administrator as the applicant's agent for service of process only in actions relating to the registration of a mark for which an application has been submitted or a registered mark. Service of process may be issued under this subsection if the applicant is or becomes a nonresident individual, partnership, or association; if the applicant is or becomes a foreign corporation without a certificate to do business in this state; or if the applicant cannot be found in this state. Service of process shall be made by mailing a summons and a copy of the complaint to the administrator who shall keep a record of each process received. This service shall be sufficient upon the nonresident applicant provided notice of the service and a copy of the complaint are served upon the applicant by certified mail sent by the plaintiff. History: 1969, Act 242, Eff. Jan. 1, 1970 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 63, Imd. Eff. Apr. 2, 1980 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 203, Eff. Oct. 1, 1984
MI Comp L § 429.34 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 429 - Brands, Labels, and Trademarks|Act 242 of 1969 - Trademarks and Service Marks (429.31 - 429.46)|Section 429.34 - Certificate of Registration; Issuance; Contents; Refusal to Register Mark; Notice; Certificate as Evidence.

429.34 Certificate of registration; issuance; contents; refusal to register mark; notice; certificate as evidence. Sec. 4.  (1) Upon compliance by the applicant with the requirements of this act, the administrator shall issue a certificate of registration to the registrant. The certificate of registration shall be issued under the signature of the administrator and shall set forth the name and business address and, if a corporation, the state of incorporation, of the registrant, the description or a reproduction of the mark and the general class of goods or services to which appropriated, a description of the goods or services on which the mark is used, the date claimed for first use of the mark anywhere and the date claimed for the first use of the mark in this state, the registration date and term of the registration.  (2) If the administrator refuses to register a mark the applicant shall be notified and the reason for the refusal stated in writing.  (3) Any certificate of registration issued by the administrator, or a copy thereof duly certified by the administrator, shall be admissible in evidence as competent and sufficient proof of the registration of such mark in any action or judicial proceedings in any court of this state and shall be evidence of registrant's right to use the mark throughout this state in connection with the goods or services specified in the certificate, subject to any conditions and limitations stated therein, but shall not preclude an opposing party from proving any legal or equitable defense or defect which might have been asserted if such mark had not been registered. History: 1969, Act 242, Eff. Jan. 1, 1970 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 203, Eff. Oct. 1, 1984