Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.253
Cease and desist order; hearing; failure to comply with order; action in circuit court; fine.
Michigan · Michigan Compiled Laws — REGULATION OF COLLECTION PRACTICES (Act 70 of 1981) · Status: effective
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- Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.253, Cease and desist order; hearing; failure to comply with order; action in circuit court; fine, Michigan, version 1 as recorded 2026-08-18, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1362534
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(1) The attorney general may order a regulated person to cease and desist from violating this act.
(2) A regulated person ordered to cease and desist is entitled to a hearing before the appropriate officer as determined by the attorney general if he or she files a written request within 30 days after the effective date of the order.
(3) If a regulated person fails to comply with a cease and desist order issued pursuant to this act, the attorney general may commence an action in the circuit court for Ingham county or in a circuit court for a county where the person is doing business, to enjoin violations of the cease and desist order or to seek enforcement of a previously issued order. The court may impose a fine or not more than $500.00 for each violation of the cease and desist order.