Michigan Compiled Laws Act 271 Of 1941 Unlawful Trade Practices (445.101 - 445.109)

AN ACT to define certain unlawful trade practices connected with the sale or other transfer; or with the purchase for another of goods, wares or merchandise; to provide certain penalties for the commission of such unlawful trade practices; and to provide for enjoining the commission of such trade practices and permitting the rescission of certain contracts.

History: 1941, Act 271, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942 ;-- Am. 1956, Act 214, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956 ;-- Am. 1962, Act 115, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963

Section 445.101 Unlawful Trade Practices; Suppression.
The legislature of the state of Michigan hereby finds: improper and misleading uses of the words “wholesale,”“employee” and similar terms or phrases in connection...
Section 445.102 Unlawful Trade Practices; Definitions.
When used in this act: (a) The term “person” includes any individual, firm, co-partnership, joint adventure, association, municipal or private corporation whether organized for...
Section 445.103 Unlawful Trade Practices; Wholesale, Use Of Term.
It shall be an unlawful trade practice for any seller or transferor of any goods, wares, or merchandise to advertise, claim, or imply that...
Section 445.104 Unlawful Trade Practices; Employee, Use Of Term.
It shall be an unlawful trade practice for any seller or transferor of any goods, wares, or merchandise to use the word “employee” or...
Section 445.105 Unlawful Trade Practices; Manufacturer, Miller, Wholesaler And Broker, Use Of Terms.
It shall be an unlawful trade practice for any person engaged in selling goods, wares, or merchandise to individual consumers, to incorporate in his...
Section 445.106 Unlawful Trade Practices; Purchase Of Unrelated Business Items; Automobile Seat Belts, Exemption.
It shall be an unlawful trade practice for any employer, directly or indirectly, by itself or through a subsidiary agency owned or controlled in...
Section 445.106a Unlawful Trade Practices; Sale At Reduced Price, False Representation.
It shall be an unlawful trade practice for any person, in connection with an offer or exhibit of any goods, wares, or merchandise for...
Section 445.106b Unlawful Trade Practices; United States Government, Use Of Terms, Exception.
It shall be an unlawful trade practice for any person engaged in selling goods, wares or merchandise to individual consumers to sell or offer...
Section 445.106c Unlawful Trade Practices; Unclaimed Freight.
It shall be an unlawful trade practice for any person engaged in selling goods, wares or merchandise to individual consumers to sell or offer...
Section 445.107 Unlawful Trade Practices; Circuit Court Injunction; Compensatory Costs; Sales Tax, Collection.
The circuit court of the county where any unlawful trade practice is committed shall have jurisdiction and power, on petition of any person, and...
Section 445.108 Unlawful Trade Practices; Rescission.
Any person to whom is sold any goods, wares or merchandise in the course of an unlawful trade practice at his option, on discovery...
Section 445.109 Unlawful Trade Practices; Sale Of Product By Employer To Employee.
Nothing in this act shall be deemed to prohibit the sale by an employer to his employees of his own products or property at...

Last modified: October 10, 2016