{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-400.612","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.612","heading":"Civil penalty for receiving benefit by reason of fraud, making fraudulent statement, knowingly concealing material fact, or engaging in prohibited conduct; criminal action not required.","body":"Sec. 12.\n\n(1) A person who receives a benefit that the person is not entitled to receive by reason of fraud or making a fraudulent statement or knowingly concealing a material fact, or who engages in any conduct prohibited by this statute, shall forfeit and pay to the state the full amount received, and for each claim a civil penalty of not less than $5,000.00 or more than $10,000.00 plus triple the amount of damages suffered by the state as a result of the conduct by the person.\n\n(2) A criminal action need not be brought against the person for that person to be civilly liable under this section.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 400","Act Act-72-of-1977"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-400-612","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"654bd8d43b512e1dda949f455a1d6913399fda77953f2d6e5068ee701e5e849b","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-400.611","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-400.613"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}