Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "children's product safety act".
Michigan · statute · 219 of 2000, Mich. Comp. Laws · 11 active provisions
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "children's product safety act".
As used in this act: (a) "Child" means an individual less than 18 years old. (b) "Child care facility" means a child care center, child care organization, or child caring institution as defined in section 1 of 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111. (c) "Children's product" means a product, including, but not limited to, a full-size…
A commercial user shall not remanufacture, retrofit, sell, contract to sell or resell, lease, sublet, or otherwise place in the stream of commerce, on or after January 1, 2001, an unsafe children's product.
(1) A children's product is unsafe for purposes of this act if it meets 1 or more of the following criteria: (a) The children's product does not conform to all federal laws and regulations setting forth standards for the children's product. (b) The children's product has been recalled for any reason by a federal agency…
(1) The department shall maintain a comprehensive list of children's products that have been identified as meeting any of the criteria set forth in sections 5 and 6. The department shall make the comprehensive list available to the public at no cost and shall post it on the internet and encourage links. (2) The departm…
A commercial user is not in violation of this act if the specific recalled product sold was not on the department's list 30 days before the sale.
(1) A child care facility may not use or have on the premises, on or after July 1, 2001, an unsafe children's product. This section does not apply to an antique or collectible children's product if it is not used by, or accessible to, a child in the child care facility. (2) The department shall notify child care facili…
The department may revoke or refuse to renew the license or certificate of registration of a child care facility or refuse to issue a license or certificate of registration if the licensee, registrant, or applicant does not comply with a section of this act.
A commercial user who willfully and knowingly violates section 5 is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $100.00 or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.
The attorney general or prosecuting attorney in the county in which a violation of this act occurred may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this act.
Remedies available under this act are in addition to any other remedies or procedures under any other provision of law that may be available to an aggrieved party.