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MI Comp L § 445.781 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 274 of 1984 - Michigan Antitrust Reform Act (445.771 - 445.788)|Section 445.781 - Limitations.

445.781 Limitations. Sec. 11.  (1) An action under section 7 or 9 is barred if not commenced within 4 years after the claim of relief or cause of action accrues.  (2) An action to recover damages under section 8 is barred if not commenced within 4 years after the claim for relief or cause of action accrues, or within 1 year after the conclusion of any timely action brought by the state under section 7, 8(1), or 9 which is based in whole or in part on any matter complained of in the action for damages, whichever is later. History: 1984, Act 274, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985
MI Comp L § 445.782 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 274 of 1984 - Michigan Antitrust Reform Act (445.771 - 445.788)|Section 445.782 - Remedies Cumulative.

445.782 Remedies cumulative. Sec. 12.  The remedies provided in this act are cumulative. History: 1984, Act 274, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985
MI Comp L § 445.783 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 274 of 1984 - Michigan Antitrust Reform Act (445.771 - 445.788)|Section 445.783 - Order Requiring Witness to Give Testimony or Other Information; Immunity.

445.783 Order requiring witness to give testimony or other information; immunity. Sec. 13.  If a witness has been or may be called to testify or provide other information at any proceeding relating to or under this act, the circuit court for the county in which the proceeding is or may be held may issue, upon application of the attorney general or a prosecuting attorney, with the permission of, or at the request of, the attorney general, which asserts that in his or her judgment the testimony or other information may be necessary to the public interest and the witness has or is likely to refuse to testify, an order requiring the witness to give testimony or provide other information which the witness refuses to give or provide on the basis of the privilege against self-incrimination, if the court provides in its order that the witness shall not be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for, or on account of, any transaction, occurrence, matter, or thing to which the witness testifies or provides other information or evidence, documentary or otherwise, and that the testimony, information, or evidence shall not be used against the witness, in any criminal investigation, proceeding, or trial, except a prosecution for perjury for giving a false statement or for otherwise failing to comply with the order. History: 1984, Act 274, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985
MI Comp L § 445.784 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 274 of 1984 - Michigan Antitrust Reform Act (445.771 - 445.788)|Section 445.784 - Incorporation of Provisions Similar to Uniform State Antitrust Act; Application and Construction; Interpretations by Federal Court.

445.784 Incorporation of provisions similar to uniform state antitrust act; application and construction; interpretations by federal court. Sec. 14.  (1) To the extent that this act incorporates provisions of or provisions similar to the uniform state antitrust act, this act shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this act among those states that enact similar provisions.  (2) It is the intent of the legislature that in construing all sections of this act, the courts shall give due deference to interpretations given by the federal courts to comparable antitrust statutes, including, without limitation, the doctrine of per se violations and the rule of reason. History: 1984, Act 274, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985
MI Comp L § 445.785 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 274 of 1984 - Michigan Antitrust Reform Act (445.771 - 445.788)|Section 445.785 - Short Title.

445.785 Short title. Sec. 15.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Michigan antitrust reform act". History: 1984, Act 274, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985
MI Comp L § 445.786 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 274 of 1984 - Michigan Antitrust Reform Act (445.771 - 445.788)|Section 445.786 - Severability.

445.786 Severability. Sec. 16.  If any portion of this act or the application of this act to any person or circumstances is found to be invalid by a court, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of applications of this act which can be given effect without the invalid portion or application, provided the remaining portions are not determined by the court to be inoperable, and to this end this act is declared to be severable. History: 1984, Act 274, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985
MI Comp L § 445.787 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 274 of 1984 - Michigan Antitrust Reform Act (445.771 - 445.788)|Section 445.787 - Repeal of Acts and Parts of Acts.

445.787 Repeal of acts and parts of acts. Sec. 17.  The following acts and parts of acts are repealed:  (a) Act No. 255 of the Public Acts of 1899, being sections 445.701 to 445.712 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.  (b) Act No. 229 of the Public Acts of 1905, being sections 445.731 to 445.736 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.  (c) Act No. 329 of the Public Acts of 1905, being sections 445.761 to 445.767 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.  (d) Sections 553 to 555 and 557 to 560 of Act No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1931, being sections 750.553 to 750.555 and 750.557 to 750.560 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.  (e) Section 2155 of Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, being section 600.2155 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.  (f) Act No. 135 of the Public Acts of 1913, being sections 445.791 to 445.798 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.  (g) Act No. 282 of the Public Acts of 1937, being sections 445.171 to 445.184 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. History: 1984, Act 274, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985
MI Comp L § 445.788 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 274 of 1984 - Michigan Antitrust Reform Act (445.771 - 445.788)|Section 445.788 - Effect of Repeals.

445.788 Effect of repeals. Sec. 18.  The repeal of any statute or part thereof contained herein shall not have the effect to release, relinquish or affect any crime, penalty, fine, forfeiture or liability committed or incurred under such repealed statute or part thereof, and such repealed statute or part thereof shall remain in force for the purpose of instituting or sustaining any proper action or prosecution for the enforcement of any penalty, fine, forfeiture or liability. History: 1984, Act 274, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985
MI Comp L § 445.811 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 98 of 1988 - Advertisements (445.811 - 445.818)|Section 445.811 - Definitions.

445.811 Definitions. Sec. 1.  As used in this act:  (a) "Advertisement" means a representation that is intended to induce, or is likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the purchase of a consumer item, service, good, merchandise, commodity, or real property.  (b) "Mail order business" means a person that solicits an order for the sale of merchandise to be ordered by the buyer through the mails and is regulated by 16 C.F.R. part 435.  (c) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity. History: 1988, Act 98, Imd. Eff. Apr. 11, 1988
MI Comp L § 445.812 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 98 of 1988 - Advertisements (445.811 - 445.818)|Section 445.812 - Street Address in Advertisement.

445.812 Street address in advertisement. Sec. 2.  A person shall not knowingly give a street address for publication, dissemination, circulation, or placement before the public in an advertisement unless the street address that indicates where business is actually conducted by the owner, manager, or repairperson or, if applicable, where parts may be purchased is included within that advertisement. History: 1988, Act 98, Imd. Eff. Apr. 11, 1988
MI Comp L § 445.813 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 98 of 1988 - Advertisements (445.811 - 445.818)|Section 445.813 - Applicability of Act.

445.813 Applicability of act. Sec. 3.  (1) This act shall not apply to an owner, publisher, printer, agent, or employee of a newspaper or other publication, periodical, circular, including those circulars prepared for national distribution, or outdoor advertising or of a radio or television station, who publishes, causes to be published, or takes part in the publication of an advertisement in violation of this act unless done with actual knowledge of the violation of this act.  (2) This act shall not apply to a mail order business. History: 1988, Act 98, Imd. Eff. Apr. 11, 1988
MI Comp L § 445.815 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 98 of 1988 - Advertisements (445.811 - 445.818)|Section 445.815 - Individual or Class Action; Damages; Attorneys' Fees.

445.815 Individual or class action; damages; attorneys' fees. Sec. 5.  (1) Whether a person seeks damages or has an adequate remedy at law, a person may bring an action to do either of the following, or both, 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 a practice is in violation of this act.  (b) Enjoin by temporary or permanent injunction a person who is engaging or is about to engage in a practice in violation of this act.  (2) A person who suffers loss as a result of a violation of this act may bring an individual or a class action to recover actual damages or $50.00, whichever is greater, for each day on which violations of this act have been found together with reasonable attorneys' fees not to exceed $300.00 in an individual action. History: 1988, Act 98, Imd. Eff. Apr. 11, 1988
MI Comp L § 445.816 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 98 of 1988 - Advertisements (445.811 - 445.818)|Section 445.816 - Investigation by Prosecuting Attorney; Instituting and Prosecuting Action.

445.816 Investigation by prosecuting attorney; instituting and prosecuting action. Sec. 6.  A prosecuting attorney may conduct an investigation pursuant to this act and may institute and prosecute an action under this act in the same manner as the attorney general. History: 1988, Act 98, Imd. Eff. Apr. 11, 1988
MI Comp L § 445.817 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 98 of 1988 - Advertisements (445.811 - 445.818)|Section 445.817 - Other Cause of Action; Liberal Construction; Ordinance or Other Regulation.

445.817 Other cause of action; liberal construction; ordinance or other regulation. Sec. 7.  This act shall not affect any other cause of action that is available and shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purpose. A city, village, township, or county shall not enact an ordinance or other regulation inconsistent with this act or with a rule promulgated under this act. History: 1988, Act 98, Imd. Eff. Apr. 11, 1988
MI Comp L § 445.818 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 98 of 1988 - Advertisements (445.811 - 445.818)|Section 445.818 - Effective Date.

445.818 Effective date. Sec. 8.  This act shall take effect for advertisements sold after June 1, 1988. History: 1988, Act 98, Imd. Eff. Apr. 11, 1988
MI Comp L § 445.821 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 277 of 1966 - Consumers Council (445.821 - 445.829)|Section 445.821 - Legislative Citizens Committee on Consumer Affairs; Members, Appointment, Terms.

445.821 Legislative citizens committee on consumer affairs; members, appointment, terms. Sec. 1.  There is hereby established a committee to be officially known as the legislative citizens committee on consumer affairs and to consist of 3 members who are not members of the legislature. The members of this committee shall be appointed by the legislative council for 2-year terms to coincide with the terms of office of state representatives. History: 1966, Act 277, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
MI Comp L § 445.822 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 277 of 1966 - Consumers Council (445.821 - 445.829)|Section 445.822 - Executive Committee on Consumer Affairs; Members.

445.822 Executive committee on consumer affairs; members. Sec. 2.  There is hereby established a committee of public officials to be officially known as the executive committee on consumer affairs and to consist of 3 members who shall be the secretary of state, the attorney general and the head of the department of commerce. History: 1966, Act 277, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
MI Comp L § 445.823 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 277 of 1966 - Consumers Council (445.821 - 445.829)|Section 445.823 - Governor's Citizens Committee on Consumer Affairs; Members, Appointment, Terms.

445.823 Governor's citizens committee on consumer affairs; members, appointment, terms. Sec. 3.  There is hereby established a committee of 3 persons who are not public officers to be officially known as the governor's citizens committee on consumer affairs. The members of this committee shall be appointed by the governor for 2-year terms to coincide with the terms of office of state representatives. History: 1966, Act 277, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
MI Comp L § 445.824 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 277 of 1966 - Consumers Council (445.821 - 445.829)|Section 445.824 - Special Michigan Consumer's Council; Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice of Meeting.

445.824 Special Michigan consumer's council; conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting. Sec. 4.  (1) The legislative citizens' committee on consumer affairs, the executive committee on consumer affairs, and the governor's citizens committee on consumer affairs shall meet together regularly. The 3 separate committees meeting jointly shall be the special Michigan consumer's council.  (2) The business which the special Michigan consumer's council may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the council held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of a meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended. History: 1966, Act 277, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 9, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 1980
MI Comp L § 445.825 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 277 of 1966 - Consumers Council (445.821 - 445.829)|Section 445.825 - Legislative and Governor's Citizens Committees; Expenses, Payment.

445.825 Legislative and governor's citizens committees; expenses, payment. Sec. 5.  Members of the legislative citizens committee on consumer affairs and members of the governor's citizens committee on consumers affairs shall be entitled to the necessary expenses incurred in connection with the business of the council not to exceed those allowed by the standard travel regulations as published by the department of administration. History: 1966, Act 277, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
MI Comp L § 445.826 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 277 of 1966 - Consumers Council (445.821 - 445.829)|Section 445.826 - Duties of Council.

445.826 Duties of council. Sec. 6.  The council shall:  (a) Formulate and direct a program for the protection of individual consumers from harmful products and merchandise, false advertising and deceptive sales practices.  (b) Formulate and conduct a program of research and education to eliminate fraudulent commercial practices.  (c) Serve as a central coordinating agency and clearinghouse for activities and information concerning fraudulent commercial practices.  (d) Advise the governor as to all matters affecting the interests of the people of the state as consumers and recommend to both the governor and the legislature the enactment of legislation necessary to protect and promote the interests of the people as consumers.  (e) Advise the attorney general of any practice which requires investigations to determine if any law of the state is being violated.  (f) Establish and maintain, as a service to the public, a toll free telephone line to its office which may be utilized by any person in the state. This telephone line shall be used to receive complaints from consumers and to refer consumers to the appropriate federal, state, local, or private agency which would handle the complaints. History: 1966, Act 277, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 286, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1978
MI Comp L § 445.827 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 277 of 1966 - Consumers Council (445.821 - 445.829)|Section 445.827 - Consumers Council; Powers.

445.827 Consumers council; powers. Sec. 7.  The council may:  (a) Appear before governmental commissions, departments and agencies to represent and be heard on behalf of consumers' interests, except when the legislature has specifically established a regulatory body or commission for the express purpose of regulating rates, charges and conditions of service, or otherwise protecting consumers' interests through the exercise of regulatory power vested in such body or commission.  (b) Cooperate and contract with agencies, public and private, to obtain statistical surveys, printing, economic information and other necessary information within the range of its budget, or do whatever else is incidental to the proper exercise of its powers.  (c) Hire a director and whatever additional staff is necessary to carry out its powers and duties, to be paid out of the appropriation to the council. History: 1966, Act 277, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
MI Comp L § 445.828 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 277 of 1966 - Consumers Council (445.821 - 445.829)|Section 445.828 - Consumers Council; General Control of Legislative Council.

445.828 Consumers council; general control of legislative council. Sec. 8.  The council shall come under the general control of the legislative council for purposes of budgeting, procurement and related management functions. History: 1966, Act 277, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
MI Comp L § 445.829 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 277 of 1966 - Consumers Council (445.821 - 445.829)|Section 445.829 - Consumers Council; Appropriation.

445.829 Consumers council; appropriation. Sec. 9.  There is appropriated to the consumer council from the general fund of the state the sum of $10,000.00 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967. History: 1966, Act 277, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
MI Comp L § 445.831 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 468 of 2002 - Joe Gagnon Appliance Repair Act (445.831 - 445.837)|Section 445.831 - Short Title.

445.831 Short title. Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Joe Gagnon appliance repair act". History: 2002, Act 468, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2002
MI Comp L § 445.832 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 468 of 2002 - Joe Gagnon Appliance Repair Act (445.831 - 445.837)|Section 445.832 - Definitions.

445.832 Definitions.Sec. 2.  As used in this act:  (a) "Appliance" means a refrigerator, dehumidifier, freezer, oven, range, microwave oven, washer, dryer, dishwasher, trash compactor, or window room air conditioner.  (b) "Customer" means a member of the general public who seeks the services of a service dealer for the repair, maintenance, or service of an appliance that he or she uses personally and not as part of a business or commercial enterprise.  (c) "Service dealer" means a person that, for compensation, engages or offers to engage in repairing, servicing, or maintaining an appliance. Service dealer does not include a contractor that is licensed under article 8 of the skilled trades regulation act, MCL 339.5801 to 339.5819. History: 2002, Act 468, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2002 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 414, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017
MI Comp L § 445.833 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 468 of 2002 - Joe Gagnon Appliance Repair Act (445.831 - 445.837)|Section 445.833 - Appliance Repair; Written Estimate; Fee; Service Call Charge; Combination of Written Estimate With Final Bill.

445.833 Appliance repair; written estimate; fee; service call charge; combination of written estimate with final bill. Sec. 3.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section and before repairing, servicing, or performing maintenance on an appliance, a service dealer shall make a written estimate of the cost of the repair, service, or maintenance. The written estimate shall comply with subsection (2). The customer shall approve the estimate by signing the estimate, verbally approving the estimate via the telephone, or by any other equivalent method. If the customer approves the estimate by means of a telephone call or other equivalent method, the service dealer shall so indicate on the estimate and shall, if possible, obtain the customer's signature on the estimate at a later time. A service dealer shall not charge in excess of 110% of the amount noted in the written estimate unless the service dealer receives the verbal or written permission of the customer.  (2) A written estimate or attached documentation shall provide all of the following:  (a) The service dealer's name, mailing address, and telephone number. If the service dealer's mailing address is not a street address, then the street address of the service dealer.  (b) A description of the problem requiring service, repair, or maintenance or the maintenance procedure desired by the customer.  (c) Any charge for labor to be performed or parts to be installed, each stated separately. The estimate shall state the hourly rate, if any, or flat rate by which the labor charge is determined.  (d) The cost for removing the appliance from and returning the appliance to the customer's premises, if applicable.  (3) A service dealer may charge a fee, as indicated in the written estimate, for any labor performed in examining the appliance and diagnosing any problems. If the appliance would require dismantling as part of the diagnosis, the service dealer shall include in the written estimate of the cost of dismantling and reassembling the appliance and the cost, if any, of any parts that would be destroyed or rendered inoperable by the dismantling and reassembly of the appliance.  (4) This act does not prohibit a service dealer from charging for a service call.  (5) This act does not prohibit a service dealer from combining the written estimate with the final bill described in section 5 into the same document. History: 2002, Act 468, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2002
MI Comp L § 445.834 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 468 of 2002 - Joe Gagnon Appliance Repair Act (445.831 - 445.837)|Section 445.834 - Removed Parts; Return; Retention.

445.834 Removed parts; return; retention. Sec. 4.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), the service dealer shall return all parts removed from the appliance to the customer unless the customer declines, in writing, to receive the removed part.  (2) The service dealer may retain any part that has a core charge or exchange rate, contains hazardous material, or is returned to the manufacturer as required by the manufacturer's warranty if the service dealer provides to the customer, at the completion of the repair, service, or maintenance, a written statement on the final bill describing the reason for the retention of the part. History: 2002, Act 468, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2002