Section 445.2534 – Removal of Security Freeze for Protected Consumer; Time Requirement.
445.2534 Removal of security freeze for protected consumer; time requirement. Sec. 24. Within 30 days after receiving a request that meets the requirements of section 23, a consumer reporting agency shall remove a security freeze for the protected consumer. History: 2013, Act 229, Eff. Jan. 1, 2014
Section 445.2535 – Removal of Security Freeze for Protected Consumer; Material Misrepresentation of Fact.
445.2535 Removal of security freeze for protected consumer; material misrepresentation of fact. Sec. 25. A consumer reporting agency may remove a security freeze for a protected consumer or delete a record of a protected consumer if the security freeze was placed or the record was created based on a material misrepresentation of fact by the […]
Section 445.2541 – Fee; Prohibition.
445.2541 Fee; prohibition. Sec. 31. A consumer reporting agency may not charge a fee for the placement, temporary lifting, or removal of a security freeze for a consumer under article 2 or for a protected consumer under article 3. History: 2013, Act 229, Eff. Jan. 1, 2014 ;– Am. 2018, Act 76, Eff. June 17, […]
Section 445.2542 – Injunctive or Judicial Relief.
445.2542 Injunctive or judicial relief. Sec. 32. The attorney general may apply to the circuit court for Ingham county, or to the circuit court for the county in which a violation of this act is alleged to have occurred or in which the person that allegedly violated this act resides or is located, for injunctive […]
Section 445.2581 – Short Title.
445.2581 Short title. Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “pyramid promotional scheme act”. History: 2018, Act 186, Eff. Sept. 11, 2018
Section 445.2582 – Definitions.
445.2582 Definitions. Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) “Compensation” means a payment of any money, thing of value, or financial benefit conferred in return for inducing an individual to participate in a pyramid promotional scheme. (b) “Consideration” means the payment of cash or anything of value or the purchase of goods, services, or […]
Section 445.2583 – Promotion or Participation in Pyramid Promotional Scheme; Prohibition; Penalties.
445.2583 Promotion or participation in pyramid promotional scheme; prohibition; penalties. Sec. 3. (1) A person shall not promote or participate in a pyramid promotional scheme. A limitation as to the number of individuals who may participate or the presence of additional conditions affecting eligibility for the opportunity to receive compensation under a plan or operation […]
Section 445.2584 – Reasonable Cause; Attorney General Duties; Cease and Desist Requirements; Circuit Court Review.
445.2584 Reasonable cause; attorney general duties; cease and desist requirements; circuit court review. Sec. 4. (1) If the attorney general has reasonable cause to believe that a person has engaged or is about to engage in any act or practice that violates this act, or any order issued under this act, the attorney general may […]
Section 445.2585 – Rebuttable Presumption.
445.2585 Rebuttable presumption. Sec. 5. There is a rebuttable presumption that a plan or operation is not a pyramid promotional scheme if both of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) The plan or operation does not cause inventory loading. (b) The plan or operation implements an inventory repurchase program. History: 2018, Act 186, Eff. Sept. […]
Section 445.2586 – Attorney General Investigation; Written Demand to Appear; Failure to Comply; Hearing; Confidentiality.
445.2586 Attorney general investigation; written demand to appear; failure to comply; hearing; confidentiality. Sec. 6. (1) If the attorney general has reasonable cause to believe that a person has information or is in possession, custody, or control of any document or other tangible object that is relevant to an investigation of a violation of this […]