{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.16296","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.16296","heading":"Unlawful conduct; misdemeanor; penalties.","body":"Sec. 16296.\n\nA person who uses a title regulated by this article without a registration or under a suspended, revoked, or fraudulently obtained registration, or who uses as his or her own the registration of another person is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable as follows:\n\n(a) For the first offense, by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of $100.00, or both.\n\n(b) For the second or subsequent offense, by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not less than $300.00 nor more than $1,000.00, or both.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 333","Act Act-368-of-1978"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-333-16296","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"bba0032327bf70252378dd03921e4837b3cfe5678d61e47880de0b9db5db34ee","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.16294","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.16299"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}