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MI Comp L § 339.501a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 339 - Occupational Code|Act 299 of 1980 - Occupational Code (339.101 - 339.2919)|Article 5 - (339.501...339.559)|Section 339.501a - Definitions.

339.501a Definitions. Sec. 501a.  As used in this article:  (a) "Complainant" means a person who has filed a complaint with the department alleging that a person has violated this act or a rule promulgated or an order issued under this act. If a complaint is made by the department, the director shall designate 1 or more employees of the department to act as the complainant.  (b) "Respondent" means a person against whom a complaint has been filed who may be a person who is or is required to be licensed or registered under this act. History: Add. 1989, Act 261, Eff. Jan. 1, 1990 Popular Name: Act 299Admin Rule: R 339.1001 et seq.; R 339.3101 et seq.; R 339.15101 et seq.; R 339.16001 et seq.; R 339.17101 et seq.; R 339.18001 et seq.; and R 339.19001 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
MI Comp L § 339.502 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 339 - Occupational Code|Act 299 of 1980 - Occupational Code (339.101 - 339.2919)|Article 5 - (339.501...339.559)|Section 339.502 - Investigation; Correspondence File; Acknowledgment of Complaint; Complaint Made by Department.

339.502 Investigation; correspondence file; acknowledgment of complaint; complaint made by department. Sec. 502.  The department, upon receipt of a complaint, immediately shall begin its investigation of the allegations of the complaint and shall open a correspondence file. The department shall make a written acknowledgment of the complaint within 15 days after receipt of the complaint to the person making the complaint. If the complaint is made by the department, the director shall designate 1 or more employees of the department to act as the person making the complaint. History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980 Popular Name: Act 299
MI Comp L § 339.503 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 339 - Occupational Code|Act 299 of 1980 - Occupational Code (339.101 - 339.2919)|Article 5 - (339.501...339.559)|Section 339.503 - Investigation; Petition to Issue Subpoena.

339.503 Investigation; petition to issue subpoena. Sec. 503.  The department shall conduct the investigation required under section 502. In furtherance of that investigation, the department may request that the attorney general petition the circuit court to issue a subpoena requiring a person to appear before the department and be examined with reference to a matter within the scope of the investigation and to produce books, papers, or documents pertaining to the investigation. History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980 Popular Name: Act 299
MI Comp L § 339.504 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 339 - Occupational Code|Act 299 of 1980 - Occupational Code (339.101 - 339.2919)|Article 5 - (339.501...339.559)|Section 339.504 - Investigation; Status Report; Time Extension; Closing and Reopening Complaint; Preparation of Appropriate Action; Informal Conference.

339.504 Investigation; status report; time extension; closing and reopening complaint; preparation of appropriate action; informal conference. Sec. 504.  (1) The investigative unit of the department, within 30 days after the department receives the complaint, shall report to the director on the status of the investigation. If, for good cause shown, an investigation cannot be completed within 30 days, the director may extend the time in which a report may be filed. The total number of extensions permitted under this section shall be included in the report required by section 212.  (2) If the report of the investigative unit of the department does not disclose a violation of this act or a rule promulgated or an order issued under this act, the complaint shall be closed by the department. The reasons for closing the complaint shall be forwarded to the respondent and complainant, who then may provide additional information to reopen the complaint.  (3) If the report of the investigative unit made pursuant to subsection (1) discloses evidence of a violation of this act or a rule promulgated or an order issued under this act, the department or the department of attorney general shall prepare the appropriate action against the respondent which may be any of the following:  (a) A formal complaint.  (b) A cease and desist order.  (c) A notice of summary suspension.  (d) A citation.  (4) At any time during its investigation or after the issuance of a formal complaint, the department may bring together the complainant and the respondent for an informal conference. At the informal conference, the department shall attempt to resolve issues raised in the complaint and may attempt to aid the parties in reaching a formal settlement or stipulation. History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 261, Eff. Jan. 1, 1990 Popular Name: Act 299Admin Rule: R 339.1001 et seq.; R 339.3101 et seq.; R 339.15101 et seq.; R 339.16001 et seq.; R 339.17101 et seq.; R 339.18001 et seq.; and R 339.19001 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
MI Comp L § 339.505 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 339 - Occupational Code|Act 299 of 1980 - Occupational Code (339.101 - 339.2919)|Article 5 - (339.501...339.559)|Section 339.505 - Summary Suspension of License or Certificate of Registration; Order; Affidavit; Petition to Dissolve Order; Hearing; Granting Requested Relief; Record.

339.505 Summary suspension of license or certificate of registration; order; affidavit; petition to dissolve order; hearing; granting requested relief; record. Sec. 505.  (1) After an investigation has been conducted, the department may issue an order summarily suspending a license or a certificate of registration issued pursuant to articles 8 to 25 based on an affidavit by a person familiar with the facts set forth in the affidavit, or, if appropriate, based upon an affidavit on information and belief, that an imminent threat to the public health, safety, and welfare exists. Thereafter, the proceedings described in this article shall be promptly commenced and decided.  (2) A person whose license or certificate of registration has been summarily suspended under this section may petition the department to dissolve the order. Upon receiving a petition, the department immediately shall schedule a hearing to decide whether to grant or deny the requested relief.  (3) An administrative law hearings examiner shall grant the requested relief dissolving the summary suspension order, unless sufficient evidence is presented that an imminent threat to the public health, safety, and welfare exists which requires emergency action and continuation of the director's summary suspension order.  (4) The record created at the hearing to dissolve a summary suspension order shall become part of the record on the complaint at a subsequent hearing in a contested case. History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980 Popular Name: Act 299
MI Comp L § 339.506 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 339 - Occupational Code|Act 299 of 1980 - Occupational Code (339.101 - 339.2919)|Article 5 - (339.501...339.559)|Section 339.506 - Cease and Desist Order; Hearing; Request; Application to Restrain and Enjoin Further Violation.

339.506 Cease and desist order; hearing; request; application to restrain and enjoin further violation. Sec. 506.  (1) After an investigation has been conducted, the director may order a person to cease and desist from a violation of this act or a rule promulgated or an order issued under this act.  (2) A person ordered to cease and desist shall be entitled to a hearing before the department if a written request for a hearing is filed within 30 days after the effective date of the order.  (3) Upon a violation of a cease and desist order issued under this act, the department of the attorney general may apply in the circuit court of this state to restrain and enjoin, temporarily or permanently, or both, a person from further violating a cease and desist order. History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980 Popular Name: Act 299
MI Comp L § 339.507 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 339 - Occupational Code|Act 299 of 1980 - Occupational Code (339.101 - 339.2919)|Article 5 - (339.501...339.559)|Section 339.507 - Informal Conference; Criminal Prosecution; Other Action Authorized by Act.

339.507 Informal conference; criminal prosecution; other action authorized by act. Sec. 507.  A summary suspension order, cease and desist order, or injunctive relief issued or granted in relation to a license or certificate of registration issued pursuant to articles 8 to 25 shall be in addition to and not in place of an informal conference; criminal prosecution; or proceeding to deny, revoke, suspend, or place a limitation on, a license or certificate of registration or any other action authorized by this act. History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980 Popular Name: Act 299
MI Comp L § 339.508 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 339 - Occupational Code|Act 299 of 1980 - Occupational Code (339.101 - 339.2919)|Article 5 - (339.501...339.559)|Section 339.508 - Formal Complaint and Notice; Service; Options; Attendance at Informal Conference; Methods of Settlement; Representation.

339.508 Formal complaint and notice; service; options; attendance at informal conference; methods of settlement; representation. Sec. 508.  (1) After an investigation has been conducted and a formal complaint prepared, the department shall serve the formal complaint upon the respondent and the complainant. At the same time, the department shall serve the respondent with a notice describing the compliance conference and hearing processes and offering the respondent a choice of 1 of the following opportunities:  (a) An opportunity to meet with the department to negotiate a settlement of the matter.  (b) If the respondent is a licensee or registrant under this act, an opportunity to demonstrate compliance prior to holding a contested case hearing, as required by section 92 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being section 24.292 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.  (c) An opportunity to proceed to a contested case hearing as set forth in section 71 of Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being section 24.271 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.  (2) A respondent upon whom service of a formal complaint has been made pursuant to this section may select, within 15 days after the receipt of notice, 1 of the options described in subsection (1). If a respondent does not select 1 of those options within the time period described in this section, then the department shall proceed to a contested case hearing as described in subsection (1)(c).  (3) An informal conference may be attended by a member of the board, at the discretion of that board, or by a member of a committee and may result in a settlement, consent order, waiver, default, or other method of settlement agreed upon by the parties and the department. A settlement may include the revocation, suspension, or limitation of a license or registration; censure; probation; restitution; or a penalty provided for in article 6. A board may reject a settlement and require a contested case hearing under section 71 of Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being section 24.271 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.  (4) An authorized employee or agent of the department may represent the department in any contested case hearing held pursuant to Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969. History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 261, Eff. Jan. 1, 1990 Popular Name: Act 299
MI Comp L § 339.510 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 339 - Occupational Code|Act 299 of 1980 - Occupational Code (339.101 - 339.2919)|Article 5 - (339.501...339.559)|Section 339.510 - Showing Compliance With Act, Rule, or Order.

339.510 Showing compliance with act, rule, or order. Sec. 510.  This act does not prevent a person against whom a complaint has been filed from showing compliance with this act, or a rule or an order promulgated or issued under this act, under section 92 of Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended. History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980 Popular Name: Act 299
MI Comp L § 339.511 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 339 - Occupational Code|Act 299 of 1980 - Occupational Code (339.101 - 339.2919)|Article 5 - (339.501...339.559)|Section 339.511 - Hearing.

339.511 Hearing. Sec. 511.  If an informal conference is not held or does not result in a settlement of a complaint, a hearing pursuant to section 92 of Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, shall be held. A hearing under this section may be attended by a member of a board. History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980 Popular Name: Act 299
MI Comp L § 339.512 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 339 - Occupational Code|Act 299 of 1980 - Occupational Code (339.101 - 339.2919)|Article 5 - (339.501...339.559)|Section 339.512 - Subpoena.

339.512 Subpoena. Sec. 512.  The department or the department of the attorney general may petition a circuit court to issue a subpoena which shall require the person subpoenaed to appear or testify or produce relevant documentary material for examination at a proceeding conducted under section 511 or 508. History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980 Popular Name: Act 299
MI Comp L § 339.513 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 339 - Occupational Code|Act 299 of 1980 - Occupational Code (339.101 - 339.2919)|Article 5 - (339.501...339.559)|Section 339.513 - Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law; Hearing Report; Copies; Complaint Involving Professional Standards of Practice.

339.513 Findings of fact and conclusions of law; hearing report; copies; complaint involving professional standards of practice. Sec. 513.  (1) Except as provided in subsection (3), at the conclusion of a hearing conducted under section 511, the administrative law hearings examiner shall submit a determination of findings of fact and conclusions of law to the department and the department of the attorney general and the appropriate board in a hearing report. The submitted hearing report may recommend the penalties to be assessed as prescribed in article 6.  (2) A copy of a hearing report shall be submitted to the person who made the complaint and to the person against whom the complaint was lodged.  (3) For a complaint involving professional standards of practice under article 7, a majority of the members of the board who have not participated in an investigation of the complaint or who have not attended an informal conference, shall sit to make findings of fact in relation to the complaint. History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980 Popular Name: Act 299
MI Comp L § 339.514 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 339 - Occupational Code|Act 299 of 1980 - Occupational Code (339.101 - 339.2919)|Article 5 - (339.501...339.559)|Section 339.514 - Determination of Penalties to Be Assessed; Hearing Report; Transcript; Time Limit; Board Member Prohibited From Participating in Final Determination.

339.514 Determination of penalties to be assessed; hearing report; transcript; time limit; board member prohibited from participating in final determination. Sec. 514.  (1) Within 60 days after receipt of an administrative law hearings examiner's hearing report, the board receiving the hearing report shall meet and make a determination of the penalties to be assessed under article 6. The board's determination shall be made on the basis of the administrative law hearings examiner's report. A transcript of a hearing or a portion of the transcript shall be made available to a board upon request. If a transcript or a portion of the transcript is requested, the board's determination of the penalty or penalties to be assessed under article 6 shall be made at a meeting within 60 days after receipt of a transcript or portion of the transcript.  (2) If a board does not determine the appropriate penalty or penalties to be assessed within the time limits prescribed by subsection (1), the director may determine the appropriate penalty and issue a final order for occupations regulated under articles 8 to 25.  (3) A member of a board who has participated in an investigation on a complaint filed with the department or who has attended an informal conference shall not participate in making a final determination in a proceeding on that complaint. History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980 Popular Name: Act 299
MI Comp L § 339.515 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 339 - Occupational Code|Act 299 of 1980 - Occupational Code (339.101 - 339.2919)|Article 5 - (339.501...339.559)|Section 339.515 - Petition for Review Generally.

339.515 Petition for review generally. Sec. 515.  A person seeking a license or certificate of registration or renewal under this act may petition the department and the appropriate board for a review if that person does not receive a license or certificate of registration or renewal. History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980 Popular Name: Act 299
MI Comp L § 339.516 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 339 - Occupational Code|Act 299 of 1980 - Occupational Code (339.101 - 339.2919)|Article 5 - (339.501...339.559)|Section 339.516 - Petition for Review; Contents.

339.516 Petition for review; contents. Sec. 516.  A petition submitted under section 515 shall be in writing and shall set forth the reasons the petitioner feels the licensure or registration should be issued. History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980 Popular Name: Act 299
MI Comp L § 339.517 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 339 - Occupational Code|Act 299 of 1980 - Occupational Code (339.101 - 339.2919)|Article 5 - (339.501...339.559)|Section 339.517 - Consideration of Petition; Alternative Form of Testing; Personal Interview.

339.517 Consideration of petition; alternative form of testing; personal interview. Sec. 517.  In considering a petition submitted under section 515 for an occupation regulated under articles 8 to 25, the department and the appropriate board may administer an alternative form of testing to the petitioner, or conduct a personal interview with the petitioner, or both. History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980 Popular Name: Act 299
MI Comp L § 339.518 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 339 - Occupational Code|Act 299 of 1980 - Occupational Code (339.101 - 339.2919)|Article 5 - (339.501...339.559)|Section 339.518 - Issuance of License or Certificate of Registration or Renewal Based on Review of Petitioner's Qualifications.

339.518 Issuance of license or certificate of registration or renewal based on review of petitioner's qualifications. Sec. 518.  The department may issue a license or certificate of registration or renewal for an occupation regulated under articles 8 to 25, if based on a review of the qualifications of the person who submitted a petition under section 515, the department and the appropriate board determine that the person could perform the occupation with competence. History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980 Popular Name: Act 299
MI Comp L § 339.519 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 339 - Occupational Code|Act 299 of 1980 - Occupational Code (339.101 - 339.2919)|Article 5 - (339.501...339.559)|Section 339.519 - Petition to Review Limitation on License, Certification of Registration, or Renewal; Reply; Removal of Limitation.

339.519 Petition to review limitation on license, certification of registration, or renewal; reply; removal of limitation. Sec. 519.  (1) A person who has had a limitation placed on a license, a certificate of registration, or the renewal of a license or certificate of registration under section 203 or 204, within 30 days after the limitation is placed on the license, certificate of registration, or renewal of the license or certificate of registration, may petition the department in writing for a review of the decision to place the limitation.  (2) The department, in reply to a petition submitted under subsection (1), shall set forth the reasons the department determined that the limitation should be placed on the license, certificate of registration, or renewal of a license or certificate of registration. The reply to the person who submits a petition under section 519 shall be sent to the petitioner within 15 days after receipt of the petition.  (3) The department and a board may remove the limitation, if, based on a review of the petitioner's qualifications, the department and the appropriate board determine that the person who submitted a petition under subsection (1) could perform with competence each function of the occupation without the limitation. History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980 Popular Name: Act 299
MI Comp L § 339.520 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 339 - Occupational Code|Act 299 of 1980 - Occupational Code (339.101 - 339.2919)|Article 5 - (339.501...339.559)|Section 339.520 - Petition to Review Decision Denying Person Licensure, Approval, or Recognition.

339.520 Petition to review decision denying person licensure, approval, or recognition. Sec. 520.  A school, institution, program, or other person which has been denied licensure, approval, or recognition within 30 days after the decision, may petition the department in writing for a review of that decision. History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980 Popular Name: Act 299
MI Comp L § 339.521 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 339 - Occupational Code|Act 299 of 1980 - Occupational Code (339.101 - 339.2919)|Article 5 - (339.501...339.559)|Section 339.521 - Consideration of Petition; Reinvestigation; Reply.

339.521 Consideration of petition; reinvestigation; reply. Sec. 521.  In considering a petition submitted under section 520, the department and an appropriate board may reinvestigate the school, institution, or person and the curriculum of the school, institution, or program offered by the person before replying to the petition. The reply to the petition shall set forth the reasons licensure, approval, or recognition had not been granted. The reply shall be sent to the petitioning school, institution, or person. History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980 Popular Name: Act 299
MI Comp L § 339.522 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 339 - Occupational Code|Act 299 of 1980 - Occupational Code (339.101 - 339.2919)|Article 5 - (339.501...339.559)|Section 339.522 - Conducting Proceedings on Grievance Lodged Before Effective Date of Act.

339.522 Conducting proceedings on grievance lodged before effective date of act. Sec. 522.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, if an oral or written grievance was lodged before the effective date of this act against a person licensed under an act repealed by this act, the proceedings on that grievance shall be conducted in the manner prescribed in the repealed act. History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980 Popular Name: Act 299
MI Comp L § 339.551 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 339 - Occupational Code|Act 299 of 1980 - Occupational Code (339.101 - 339.2919)|Article 5 - (339.501...339.559)|Section 339.551 - Additional Definitions.

339.551 Additional definitions. Sec. 551.  As used in sections 553 to 559:  (a) "Employee of the department" means an individual employed by the department or a person under contract to the department whose duty it is to enforce the provisions of this act or rules promulgated or orders issued under this act.  (b) "Citation" means a form prepared by the department pursuant to section 553. History: Add. 1989, Act 261, Eff. Jan. 1, 1990 Popular Name: Act 299Admin Rule: R 339.1001 et seq.; R 339.3101 et seq.; R 339.15101 et seq.; R 339.16001 et seq.; R 339.17101 et seq.; R 339.18001 et seq.; and R 339.19001 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.