{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-339.916","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.916","heading":"Action for damages or other equitable relief; recovery; civil penalty; attorney's fees and court costs.","body":"Sec. 916.\n\nA person who suffers injury, loss, or damage, or from whom money was collected by the use of a method, act, or practice in violation of this article or rules promulgated under this article, may bring an action for damages or other equitable relief.\n\nIf the court finds for the petitioner, recovery shall be in the amount of actual damages or $50.00, whichever is greater. If the court finds that the method, act, or practice was a wilful violation, it may award a civil penalty of not less than 3 times the actual damages, or $150.00, whichever is greater and shall award reasonable attorney's fees and court costs incurred in connection with the action.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 339","Act Act-299-of-1980"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-339-916","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"1a84b84dcfc8ee6272faafd277b029b482dfd07297b24984207fb365169828a8","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-339.915a","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-339.917"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}