Michigan Compiled Laws Act 15 Of 2011 Shopping Reform And Modernization Act (445.311 - 445.324)

AN ACT to regulate certain pricing of consumer items and the advertising of consumer items, goods, merchandise, and commodities; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local officials; to provide remedies and penalties; to make appropriations; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

History: 2011, Act 15, Eff. Sept. 1, 2011

Section 445.311 Short Title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "shopping reform and modernization act". History: 2011, Act 15, Eff. Sept. 1, 2011
Section 445.312 Definitions.
As used in this act: (a) "Advertise" means the use or dissemination of an advertising by a person that is subject to this act....
Section 445.313 Director Of Department Of Agriculture And Rural Development; Duties.
All of the following apply to the director of the department of agriculture and rural development: (a) He or she is responsible for the...
Section 445.314 Advertisements; Requirements; Guarantee; Notification Of Availability Of Items; Applicability Of Section To Certain Goods.
(1) A person shall not knowingly advertise the availability of a consumer item for sale at retail at a sale or special price, or...
Section 445.315 Untrue, Deceptive, Or Misleading Advertisement; "Not First Class" Defined.
(1) A person shall not knowingly make, publish, disseminate, circulate, or place before the public an advertisement that contains a statement or representation that...
Section 445.316 Exceptions To Mcl 445.314 And 445.315.
Sections 4 and 5 do not apply to an owner, publisher, printer, agent, or employee of a newspaper, a person that publishes any other...
Section 445.317 Display Of Total Price Of Consumer Item Offered For Sale; Exceptions.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a person shall display the total price of a consumer item offered for sale at retail...
Section 445.318 Charging Higher Price Than Price Displayed On Item; Violation.
(1) A person shall not knowingly charge or attempt to charge for a consumer item that is subject to section 7 a retail sale...
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.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (4), this section applies to a sale at retail that meets all of the following conditions: (a) There...
Section 445.320 Injunction; Proceeding; Assurance Of Discontinuance Of Act Or Practice; Forwarding Of Notice Of Violation; Civil Fine; Rules.
(1) The attorney general may maintain an action to enjoin a continuing violation of this act. If the court finds that the defendant is...
Section 445.321 Public Consumer Education Program; Purpose; Appropriation; Internet Website.
(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...
Section 445.322 Individual Or Class Action.
(1) Whether or not a person seeks damages or has an adequate remedy at law, a person may bring an action to do either...
Section 445.323 Investigation By Prosecuting Attorney; Action.
A prosecuting attorney may conduct an investigation under this act and may institute and prosecute an action under this act in the same manner...
Section 445.324 Remedies; Enactment Of Inconsistent Ordinances Or Regulations.
(1) The remedies provided under this act are the exclusive remedies for violations of section 4, 7, 8, or 9. (2) A city, village,...

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