{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-38.516","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.516","heading":"Violation of act; penalty.","body":"Sec. 16.\n\nWhoever makes an appointment to office, or selects a person for employment contrary to the provisions of this act, or wilfully refuses or neglects otherwise to comply with, or conform to, any of the provisions of this act, or violates any of such provisions, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Misdemeanors under the provisions of this act shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $100.00, nor more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment in state prison for a term not exceeding 2 years, or by both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 38","Act Act-78-of-1935"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-38-516","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"9906288c85040758d5987a607935b763dc97c5a17fb1c920983c7d5e9a69c9fc","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-38.515","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-38.517"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}