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Chapter 445 — TRADE AND COMMERCE
Act 70 of 1981 — REGULATION OF COLLECTION PRACTICES (445.251 - 445.258)
Section 445.256 — Wilful violation of act or engaging in recurring course of wilful conduct in violation of act; penalties.
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MI Comp L § 445.256 (2012 through Reg Sess)
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REGULATION OF COLLECTION PRACTICES (EXCERPT)
Act 70 of 1981
445.256 Wilful violation of act or engaging in recurring course of wilful conduct in violation of act; penalties.
Sec. 6.
(1) In an action brought under this act, if the court finds that a regulated person has wilfully violated this act, the attorney general, upon petition to the court, may recover, on behalf of the state, a civil fine not exceeding $500.00 per violation.
(2) A regulated person engaging in a recurring course of wilful conduct in violation of this act shall be fined not more than $5,000.00 for the first offense, and not more than $10,000.00, or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both, for a second or subsequent offense.
History: 1981, Act 70, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1981
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