MICHIGAN CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
Act 331 of 1976
AN ACT to prohibit certain methods, acts, and practices in trade or commerce; to require the disclosure, maintenance, and verification of certain information for consumer protection; to prescribe certain powers and duties; to provide for certain remedies, damages, and penalties; to provide for the promulgation of rules; to provide for certain investigations; and to prescribe penalties.
History: 1976, Act 331, Eff. Apr. 1, 1977 ;-- Am. 2022, Act 153, Eff. Jan 1, 2023
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
| Document | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Section 445.901 | Section | Short title. |
| Section 445.902 | Section | Definitions. |
| Section 445.903 | Section | Unfair, unconscionable, or deceptive methods, acts, or practices in conduct of trade or commerce; rules; applicability of subsection (1)(hh). |
| Section 445.903a | Section | Home appliance; contents of service contract. |
| Section 445.903b | Section | Failure of seller to file notice unlawful; form and contents of notice; notice of change in information; reference to MCL 445.903 includes reference to this section. |
| Section 445.903c | Section | Advertising or listing in telephone directory; misrepresenting name or location prohibited; violation; penalty; applicability to telephone service provider, publisher, or distributor. |
| Section 445.903d | Section | Advertising or listing in telephone directory; misrepresenting name or location prohibited; violation; penalty; applicability to telephone service provider, publisher, or distributor. |
| Section 445.903e | Section | Issuance of gift certificate; prohibited conduct; definitions. |
| Section 445.903f | Section | Possession or use of gift certificate; charging service fee prohibited; "service fee" defined. |
| Section 445.903g | Section | Expiration of gift certificate; limitation. |
| Section 445.903h | Section | Vehicle rental transaction; inclusion of vehicle license cost recovery fee; amount; fee in excess of costs; duties of car rental company; definitions. |
| Section 445.903i | Section | Ownership or operation of clothing donation box; definitions. |
| Section 445.903k | Section | Providing, offering, or receiving compensation for providing or offering of veterans' benefit service; advertising or promoting event regarding veterans' pension or medical benefits; limitations; definitions. |
| Section 445.903 l | Section | Third-party delivery service; prohibition on use of likeness, trademark, or other property of restaurant; written agreement; definitions. |
| Section 445.903m | Section | Online state services by unaffiliated third party; requirements. |
| Section 445.903n | Section | Definitions for MCL 445.903o. |
| Section 445.903o | Section | Regulation and verification of online marketplace and third-party sellers; information for consumers; requirements; failure to comply; suspension; enforcement. |
| Section 445.904 | Section | Exemptions; burden of proof. |
| Section 445.905 | Section | Action to restrain defendant by temporary or permanent injunction; venue; costs; civil penalty; notice to defendant; notice to attorney general; violation of injunction, order, decree, or judgment; civil fine; retention of jurisdiction, continuation of cause, and petition for recovery of civil fine. |
| Section 445.906 | Section | Assurance of discontinuance of method, act, or practice. |
| Section 445.907 | Section | Subpoena; notice; confidentiality; penalty. |
| Section 445.908 | Section | Compliance with notice; conduct requiring assessment of civil penalty; petition for order to enforce compliance; violation of final order; injunction. |
| Section 445.909 | Section | Publication, public inspection and copying, and distribution of rules, final judgments, assurance of discontinuance, and other matters; request; fee. |
| Section 445.909a | Section | List of consumer complaints. |
| Section 445.910 | Section | Class action by attorney general for actual damages; order; hearing; receiver; sequestration of assets; cost of notice; limitations. |
| Section 445.911 | Section | Action by person for declaratory judgment, injunction, or actual damages; class action by person for actual damages; order; hearing; receiver; sequestration of assets; cost of notice; limitations. |
| Section 445.912 | Section | Mailing copy of complaint, judgment, decree, or order to attorney general; violation of injunction as evidence. |
| Section 445.913 | Section | Filing fees for commencing action or filing voluntary assurance. |
| Section 445.914 | Section | Investigation by law enforcement officer. |
| Section 445.915 | Section | Investigation and prosecution by prosecuting attorney. |
| Section 445.916 | Section | Other causes of action not affected; inconsistent ordinance or regulation prohibited. |
| Section 445.917 | Section | Investigation of financial institutions; subpoena; report. |
| Section 445.918 | Section | Investigation of public utilities; subpoena; report. |
| Section 445.919 | Section | Investigation of certain persons by cemetery commission; subpoena; report. |
| Section 445.920 | Section | Investigation of certain persons by director of department of energy, labor, and economic growth; subpoena; report. |
| Section 445.921 | Section | Investigation of certain persons by commissioner of insurance; subpoena; report. |
| Section 445.922 | Section | Effective date. |