{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-445.2507","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.2507","heading":"Violation; penalty; separate violations; evidence; defense.","body":"Sec. 7.\n\nExcept as otherwise provided under subsection (2), a person who violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.\n\nA person who violates section 4 or violates this act in the furtherance of another crime is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than $25,000.00, or both.\n\nEach commercial e-mail sent in violation of this act is a separate violation under this section.\n\nAn e-mail service provider does not violate this act as a result of either of the following:\n\nBeing an intermediary between the sender and recipient in the transmission of an unsolicited commercial e-mail that violates this act.\n\nProvides transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail over the provider's network or facilities.\n\nIt is prima facie evidence that the sender is in violation of this section if the recipient is unable to contact the sender through the return e-mail address provided by the sender under section 3.\n\nIt is a defense to a case brought under this section or an action under section 8 that the unsolicited commercial e-mail was transmitted accidentally or as a result of a preexisting business relationship. The burden of proving that the commercial e-mail was transmitted accidentally or as a result of a preexisting business relationship is on the sender.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 445","Act Act-42-of-2003"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-445-2507","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"06e425e23f42cd820bc1ec9bf843d27fd773e203879435039a0383d82a26621b","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-445.2506","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-445.2508"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}