2006 Michigan Compiled Laws - Mich. Comp. Laws § 493.77 Violation of act; making secondary mortgage loans without license as misdemeanor; penalty; civil fine; actions.
Act 125 of 1981 493.77 Violation of act; making secondary mortgage loans without license as misdemeanor; penalty; civil fine; actions. Sec. 27. (1) In addition to the penalties provided by this act, a violation of this act with respect to a particular secondary mortgage loan transaction is also subject to the penalty and remedy provisions of the credit reform act, 1995 PA 162, MCL 445.1851 to 445.1864. (2) A person, association, nonprofit corporation, common law trust, joint stock company, limited liability company, or any other group of individuals, however organized, or any owner, partner, member, officer, director, trustee, employee, agent, broker, or representative thereof who or which willfully or intentionally engages in this state in the business of making secondary mortgage loans without a license as required under this act, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000.00, imprisonment for not more than 3 years, or both. (3) A person who violates this act or directly or indirectly counsels, aids, or abets in a violation is liable, in addition to other penalties and forfeitures imposed by this act, for a civil fine of not more than $1,000.00 for each offense. The civil fine shall be sued for and recovered by the commissioner and shall be collected and enforced by summary proceedings by the attorney general. (4) Whether or not he or she seeks damages or has an adequate remedy at law, a person, a county prosecutor, or the attorney general may bring an action to do any of the following: (a) Obtain a declaratory judgment that a method, act, or practice is a violation of this act. (b) Enjoin a person from engaging in, or who is about to engage in, a method, act, or practice that violates this act. (c) Recover actual damages resulting from a violation of this act or $250.00, whichever is greater, together with reasonable attorneys' fees and the costs of bringing the action.
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