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MI Comp L § 445.257 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 70 of 1981 - Regulation of Collection Practices (445.251 - 445.258)|Section 445.257 - Action for Damages or Equitable Relief; Amount of Recovery; Civil Fine; Attorney's Fees and Court Costs.

445.257 Action for damages or equitable relief; amount of recovery; civil fine; attorney's fees and court costs. Sec. 7.  (1) A person who suffers injury, loss, or damage, or from whom money was collected by the use of a method, act, or practice in violation of this act may bring an action for damages or other equitable relief.  (2) In an action brought pursuant to subsection (1), if the court finds for the petitioner, recovery shall be in the amount of actual damages or $50.00, whichever is greater. If the court finds that the method, act, or practice was a wilful violation, the court may assess a civil fine of not less than 3 times the actual damages, or $150.00, whichever is greater, and shall award reasonable attorney's fees and court costs incurred in connection with the action. History: 1981, Act 70, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1981
MI Comp L § 445.258 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 70 of 1981 - Regulation of Collection Practices (445.251 - 445.258)|Section 445.258 - Communications With Person Other Than Debtor for Purpose of Acquiring Location Information; Required Statements.

445.258 Communications with person other than debtor for purpose of acquiring location information; required statements. Sec. 8.  (1) A regulated person communicating with any person other than the debtor, for the purpose of acquiring location information about the debtor, shall state all of the following:  (a) The name of the individual seeking the location information.  (b) Whether the purpose of the communication is for confirmation or correction of location information about the debtor.  (2) For purposes of this act, location information shall consist only of a debtor's place of abode and place of employment and the telephone number at each place. History: 1981, Act 70, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1981
MI Comp L § 445.271 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 211 of 1989 - Reporting Adverse Information About Cosigner (445.271 - 445.273)|Section 445.271 - Definitions.

445.271 Definitions. Sec. 1.  As used in this act:  (a) "Adverse information" means information indicating that the cosigner has not complied with the contractual provisions of an obligation.  (b) "Collection action" means requesting a cosigner to pay all or part of the obligation.  (c) "Cosigner" means a natural person who renders himself or herself liable for the obligation of another person without compensation. The term includes a person whose signature is requested as a condition to granting credit to another person, or as a condition for forbearance on collection of another person's obligation that is in default. The term does not include a spouse whose signature is required on a credit obligation to perfect a security interest under state law, or a person who has executed a guarantee. A person who does not receive goods, services, or money in return for a credit obligation does not receive compensation within the meaning of this definition. A person is a cosigner within the meaning of this act whether or not he or she is designated as a cosigner on a credit obligation.  (d) "Obligation" means an indebtedness incurred by an individual for personal, family, or household purposes.  (e) "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, association, or corporation.  (f) "Primary obligor" means a person, other than a cosigner, who signs an obligation as a debtor. History: 1989, Act 211, Eff. Mar. 29, 1990
MI Comp L § 445.272 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 211 of 1989 - Reporting Adverse Information About Cosigner (445.271 - 445.273)|Section 445.272 - Reporting Adverse Information About Cosigner; Notice; Response; Prohibition.

445.272 Reporting adverse information about cosigner; notice; response; prohibition. Sec. 2.  (1) Before reporting adverse information about a cosigner to a consumer reporting agency as defined in the fair credit reporting act, 15 U.S.C. 1681-1681t, concerning the obligation that was cosigned or providing any information regarding the cosigner's obligation to a collection agency as defined in section 901 of the occupational code, Act No. 299 of the Public Acts of 1980, being section 339.901 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, concerning the obligation that was cosigned or taking any collection action on the obligation against the cosigner that was cosigned, other than orally communicating the information permitted in subdivision (a), a person shall do both of the following:  (a) Send to the cosigner, by first class mail, a notice indicating that the primary obligor has become delinquent or defaulted on the obligation and that the cosigner is responsible for payment of the obligation.  (b) Allow the cosigner not less than 30 days from the date that the notice was sent to respond to the notice by doing either of the following:  (i) Paying the amount then due and owing under the obligation.  (ii) Making other arrangements satisfactory to the person to whom the obligation is owed.  (2) A person shall not report adverse information regarding a cosigner if the cosigner has responded to a notice in the manner described in subsection (1)(b). History: 1989, Act 211, Eff. Mar. 29, 1990
MI Comp L § 445.273 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 211 of 1989 - Reporting Adverse Information About Cosigner (445.271 - 445.273)|Section 445.273 - Action by Cosigner; Notice; Statement; Resolution.

445.273 Action by cosigner; notice; statement; resolution. Sec. 3.  (1) A cosigner who suffers loss as a result of a violation of this act may bring an action to recover actual damages or $250.00, whichever is greater, together with reasonable attorney's fees.  (2) Not less than 30 days prior to bringing an action as provided in subsection (1), the cosigner shall notify the person alleged to have violated this act of his or her intention to bring an action. The notice shall include a statement of the specific evidence which proves the loss suffered by the cosigner. If within 25 days after the date of receiving the notice, the person alleged to have violated this act tenders to the cosigner an amount equal to the loss, or otherwise resolves the matter to the cosigner's satisfaction, the cosigner shall be barred from further recovery for that loss, including reasonable attorney's fees. History: 1989, Act 211, Eff. Mar. 29, 1990
MI Comp L § 445.301 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 100 of 1927 - Poultry (445.301 - 445.305)|Section 445.301 - Purchasing Poultry for Resale; Record.

445.301 Purchasing poultry for resale; record. Sec. 1.  Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of purchasing poultry for the purpose of resale shall keep a record of the date of each such purchase, the name and residence of the seller, kind of poultry purchased and the description and number thereof, whether such poultry was raised by the seller or purchased from others, and if purchased from others, then the name of the person from whom the same was purchased by the seller and the date of such purchase, and if the seller delivers such poultry by means of automobile or other vehicle having a license thereon, then the number of such license. History: 1927, Act 100, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 9732 ;-- CL 1948, 445.301
MI Comp L § 445.302 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 100 of 1927 - Poultry (445.301 - 445.305)|Section 445.302 - Duty of Seller; Statement, Signature.

445.302 Duty of seller; statement, signature. Sec. 2.  The seller shall at the time of making sale of any poultry as provided in the preceding section, truthfully state all of the facts as aforesaid; shall sign his name to such statement and shall certify to the correctness thereof. History: 1927, Act 100, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 9733 ;-- CL 1948, 445.302
MI Comp L § 445.303 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 100 of 1927 - Poultry (445.301 - 445.305)|Section 445.303 - Blanks for Record; Furnished by Secretary of State.

445.303 Blanks for record; furnished by secretary of state. Sec. 3.  Each and every person, firm or corporation, so purchasing poultry as aforesaid, shall procure from the secretary of state, suitable blanks for such record. It shall be the duty of said secretary of state to furnish said blanks free of cost to the applicant upon demand; and all purchasers of poultry as hereinbefore designated, shall order and keep on hand a supply of such blanks. History: 1927, Act 100, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 9734 ;-- CL 1948, 445.303
MI Comp L § 445.304 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 100 of 1927 - Poultry (445.301 - 445.305)|Section 445.304 - Blanks for Record; Custody, Inspection.

445.304 Blanks for record; custody, inspection. Sec. 4.  All such blanks when filled shall constitute a record of the purchase or purchases made; shall be safely kept by such purchasers for a period of 1 year and shall at all times be open to the inspection of all sheriffs, their deputies, police officers, or other law enforcement officers of this state upon demand by such officer. History: 1927, Act 100, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 9735 ;-- CL 1948, 445.304
MI Comp L § 445.305 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 100 of 1927 - Poultry (445.301 - 445.305)|Section 445.305 - Violation of Act; Penalty.

445.305 Violation of act; penalty. Sec. 5.  Any person violating any of the provisions of the foregoing sections, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable by any court of competent jurisdiction, by a fine of not exceeding 100 dollars or imprisonment in the county jail of the county where the offense is committed, for a period of not exceeding 90 days, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court, together with the costs of prosecution. History: 1927, Act 100, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 9736 ;-- CL 1948, 445.305
MI Comp L § 445.311 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 15 of 2011 - Shopping Reform and Modernization Act (445.311 - 445.324)|Section 445.311 - Short Title.

445.311 Short title.Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "shopping reform and modernization act". History: 2011, Act 15, Eff. Sept. 1, 2011
MI Comp L § 445.312 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 15 of 2011 - Shopping Reform and Modernization Act (445.311 - 445.324)|Section 445.312 - Definitions.

445.312 Definitions.Sec. 2.  As used in this act:  (a) "Advertise" means the use or dissemination of an advertising by a person that is subject to this act.  (b) "Advertising" or "advertisement" means a communication or representation that is disseminated in any manner by any means for the purpose of inducing, or that is likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the purchase of a consumer item, good, merchandise, or commodity.  (c) "Automatic checkout system" means an electronic device, computer, or machine that determines the price of a consumer item by using a product identity code. An automatic checkout system may but is not required to include an optical scanner.  (d) "Consumer item" means an article of tangible personal property used or consumed, or bought for use or consumption, primarily for personal, family, or household purposes.  (e) A price is "displayed" for a consumer item if the price is stamped, affixed, or otherwise marked on the consumer item; or the price of the consumer item is displayed, by signage, by an electronic reader, or by any other method that clearly and reasonably conveys the current price of the consumer item, to a consumer when in the store at the place where the item is located.  (f) "Person" means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, or other legal entity.  (g) "Sale at retail" means a transfer of an interest in a consumer item by a person that is regularly and principally engaged in the business of selling consumer items to a buyer for use or consumption and not for resale.  (h) "Total price" means the full purchase price of a consumer item, excluding sales tax and container deposit. History: 2011, Act 15, Eff. Sept. 1, 2011
MI Comp L § 445.313 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 15 of 2011 - Shopping Reform and Modernization Act (445.311 - 445.324)|Section 445.313 - Director of Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; Duties.

445.313 Director of department of agriculture and rural development; duties.Sec. 3.  All of the following apply to the director of the department of agriculture and rural development:  (a) He or she is responsible for the implementation and administration of sections 7 and 8.  (b) He or she shall investigate complaints concerning violations of sections 7 and 8 and conduct any other investigations he or she considers advisable.  (c) As the state director of weights and measures, he or she shall promulgate rules under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, to implement and administer sections 7 and 8. History: 2011, Act 15, Eff. Sept. 1, 2011
MI Comp L § 445.315 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 15 of 2011 - Shopping Reform and Modernization Act (445.311 - 445.324)|Section 445.315 - Untrue, Deceptive, or Misleading Advertisement; "Not First Class" Defined.

445.315 Untrue, deceptive, or misleading advertisement; "not first class" defined.Sec. 5.  (1) A person shall not knowingly make, publish, disseminate, circulate, or place before the public an advertisement that contains a statement or representation that is untrue, deceptive, or misleading.  (2) A failure to sell goods, merchandise, or commodities in the manner advertised, or a refusal to sell at the price at which they are advertised or in accordance with other terms and conditions of the advertisement, creates a rebuttable presumption of an intent to violate this act.  (3) For purposes of this section, the extent to which an advertising fails to reveal facts that are material in light of the representations made or suggested in a positive manner shall be considered in determining whether the advertising is deceptive or misleading.  (4) A person shall not make, publish, disseminate, circulate, or place before the public an advertisement with the intent, design, or purpose not to sell the goods, merchandise, or commodities at the price stated in the advertisement or otherwise communicated, or with intent not to sell the goods, merchandise, or commodities included in the advertisement.  (5) A person shall not advertise, call attention to, or give publicity to the sale of goods, merchandise, or commodities that the person knows are not first class, if the manufacturer of those goods, merchandise, or commodities has rejected them as not first class, unless there is displayed directly in connection with the name and description of the goods, merchandise, or commodities, a direct and unequivocal statement, phrase, or word that clearly indicates that the advertised goods, merchandise, or commodities are seconds or are blemished goods, merchandise, or commodities, or have been rejected by the manufacturer of the goods, merchandise, or commodities. For purposes of this section, goods, merchandise, or commodities that are advertised, offered for sale, and sold as a unit or set consisting of more than 1 part or piece are sufficiently identified as not first class if advertised, offered for sale, and sold as a unit or set at the single price advertised, and are displayed in connection with a direct and unequivocal statement, phrase, or word identifying the goods as not first class. As used in this subsection, "not first class" means the goods, merchandise, or commodities are substantially defective or consist of articles or units or parts commonly referred to as seconds or blemished goods, merchandise, or commodities. History: 2011, Act 15, Eff. Sept. 1, 2011
MI Comp L § 445.316 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 15 of 2011 - Shopping Reform and Modernization Act (445.311 - 445.324)|Section 445.316 - Exceptions to MCL 445.314 and 445.315.

445.316 Exceptions to MCL 445.314 and 445.315.Sec. 6.  Sections 4 and 5 do not apply to an owner, publisher, printer, agent, or employee of a newspaper, a person that publishes any other publication, periodical, or circular, including a circular prepared for national distribution, a person that provides outdoor advertising, or a radio or television station, if that person in good faith and without knowledge of the falsity or deceptive character of the advertisement, publishes, causes to be published, or takes part in the publication of an advertisement that violates section 4 or 5. History: 2011, Act 15, Eff. Sept. 1, 2011
MI Comp L § 445.317 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 15 of 2011 - Shopping Reform and Modernization Act (445.311 - 445.324)|Section 445.317 - Display of Total Price of Consumer Item Offered for Sale; Exceptions.

445.317 Display of total price of consumer item offered for sale; exceptions.Sec. 7.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a person shall display the total price of a consumer item offered for sale at retail at the place of the retail sale.  (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any of the following:  (a) A consumer item that is sold by weight or volume and is not in a package or container.  (b) A consumer item sold in a coin-operated vending machine.  (c) Prepared food intended for immediate consumption, as defined in section 4g of the general sales tax act, 1933 PA 167, MCL 205.54g.  (d) A consumer item purchased by mail or through catalog order, or that is not otherwise visible for inspection by the consumer at the time of the sale, and that is ordered or requested by the consumer, if the price of the consumer item is on the consumer's written order or request or on a bill, invoice, or other notice that describes or names the consumer item and is enclosed with the consumer item.  (e) An unpackaged food item.  (f) A consumer item that has a total weight of not more than 3 ounces, a total volume of not more than 3 cubic inches, and a total price of not more than 30 cents.  (g) Live plants.  (h) Live animals.  (i) Motor vehicles.  (j) Motor vehicle parts.  (k) Packages of 20 or fewer cigarettes.  (l) Greeting cards that are sold individually and have a readable coded price on the back of the card.  (m) Merchandise that is ordered as a gift by a consumer and is sent by mail or other delivery service to a person other than the consumer by the retailer at the request of the consumer. History: 2011, Act 15, Eff. Sept. 1, 2011
MI Comp L § 445.318 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 15 of 2011 - Shopping Reform and Modernization Act (445.311 - 445.324)|Section 445.318 - Charging Higher Price Than Price Displayed on Item; Violation.

445.318 Charging higher price than price displayed on item; violation.Sec. 8.  (1) A person shall not knowingly charge or attempt to charge for a consumer item that is subject to section 7 a retail sale price that is higher than the price displayed for that item.  (2) It is not a violation of subsection (1) to charge a total price for a consumer item that is subject to section 7 that is less than the price displayed for that item.  (3) It is prima facie evidence of a violation of this section if a price a person charges or attempts to charge for a consumer item that is subject to section 7 is established by electronic identification or calculation by an automatic checkout system and that price exceeds the price displayed for that item. History: 2011, Act 15, Eff. Sept. 1, 2011
MI Comp L § 445.319 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 15 of 2011 - Shopping Reform and Modernization Act (445.311 - 445.324)|Section 445.319 - Applicability of Section to Certain Sales; Conditions; Loss Suffered by Buyer; Notification; Recovery; Action Brought by Buyer; Section Inapplicable to Seller Intentionally Charging More Than Displayed Price.

445.319 Applicability of section to certain sales; conditions; loss suffered by buyer; notification; recovery; action brought by buyer; section inapplicable to seller intentionally charging more than displayed price.Sec. 9.  (1) Except as provided in subsection (4), this section applies to a sale at retail that meets all of the following conditions:  (a) There is a price displayed for the consumer item.  (b) The sale is recorded by an automatic checkout system.  (c) The buyer is given a receipt that describes the item and states the price charged for the item.  (2) Before bringing or joining in an action under section 12(2), within 30 days after purchasing a consumer item, a buyer who suffers loss because the price charged for the item is more than the price displayed for that item shall notify the seller in person or in writing that the price charged is more than the price displayed for that item. The notice shall include evidence of the loss suffered by the buyer. If the seller pays the buyer 1 of the following amounts within 2 days after the seller receives notification under this subsection, the buyer is barred from any further recovery for that loss:  (a) Unless subdivision (b) applies, an amount equal to the difference between the price displayed and the price charged for the consumer item, plus an amount equal to 10 times that difference but that is not less than $1.00 or more than $5.00.  (b) If a loss is suffered by a buyer on 2 or more identical consumer items in a single transaction, an amount equal to the difference between the price displayed and the price charged for each of those identical items, plus an amount equal to 10 times that difference for 1 of the identical items but that is not less than $1.00 or more than $5.00.  (3) If a seller does not pay a buyer who suffers a loss described in subsection (2) the amount described in that subsection for that loss, the buyer may bring or join in an action against the seller under section 12(2).  (4) This section does not apply to a sale at retail in which the seller intentionally charges more for a consumer item than the price displayed for the item. History: 2011, Act 15, Eff. Sept. 1, 2011
MI Comp L § 445.321 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce|Act 15 of 2011 - Shopping Reform and Modernization Act (445.311 - 445.324)|Section 445.321 - Public Consumer Education Program; Purpose; Appropriation; Internet Website.

445.321 Public consumer education program; purpose; appropriation; internet website.Sec. 11.  (1) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, $100,000.00 is appropriated from the general fund to the department of attorney general to develop and implement a public consumer education program to provide general information and advice regarding the advertising and pricing requirements of this act and the remedies available to consumers under this act.  (2) The attorney general shall establish and maintain an internet website available to the public that provides general information and advice regarding the advertising and pricing requirements of this act and the remedies available to consumers under this act.  (3) The appropriation made and the expenditures authorized under this section and the department of attorney general are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594. History: 2011, Act 15, Eff. Sept. 1, 2011