Michigan · statute · 378 of 1988, Mich. Comp. Laws · 5 active provisions
As used in this act: (a) "Customer" means an individual who purchases, rents, or borrows a book, other written material, a sound recording, or a video recording. (b) "Employee" means an individual who works for an employer in exchange for wages or other remuneration. (c) "Employer" means a person that has 1 or more emp…
(1) Subject to subsection (2) and except as provided in section 3 or as otherwise provided by law, a person, or an employee or agent of the person, engaged in the business of selling at retail, renting, or lending books or other written materials, sound recordings, or video recordings shall not knowingly disclose to an…
A record or information described in section 2 may be disclosed only in 1 or more of the following circumstances: (a) With the written permission of the customer. (b) Pursuant to a warrant or court order. (c) To the extent reasonably necessary to collect payment for the materials or the rental of the materials, if the…
A person that violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(1) Regardless of any criminal prosecution for the violation, a person that violates this act may be liable in a civil action for damages to a customer under subsection (2). (2) A customer described in subsection (1) who suffers actual damages as a result of a violation of this act may bring a civil action against the…