Michigan Compiled Laws Act 16 Of 1997 The Playground Equipment Safety Act (408.681 - 408.687)

• Section 408.681 Short Title.
  This act shall be known and may be cited as “the playground equipment safety act”. History: 1997, Act 16, Eff. May 1, 1998
• Section 408.682 Definitions.
  As used in this act: (a) “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. (b) “Public playground equipment” means...
• Section 408.683 Public Playground Equipment; Liability As To State Civil Infraction; Separate Civil Action.
  (1) The standards identified in section 4 determine responsibility for a state civil infraction under this act and do not establish liability in a...
• Section 408.684 Public Playground Equipment; Standards.
  A person who for compensation manufactures or assembles public playground equipment that fails to comply with the following standards is subject to a state...
• Section 408.685 Violation Of Act; Penalty; Default; Disposition Of Collections.
  (1) A person who violates this act in the manufacture of public playground equipment is responsible for a state civil infraction and may be...
• Section 408.686 Public Playground Equipment; Responsibility For Maintenance, Repair, And Upkeep.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), the local unit of government, school district, or governmental entity that owns and operates the public...
• Section 408.687 Finding Of Responsibility; Admissibility In Civil Action; Immunity; Other Defenses, Limitations, Remedies, Or Rights.
  (1) Evidence of a finding of responsibility for a state civil infraction under this act shall not be admissible in a civil action brought...

Last modified: October 10, 2016