{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-445.256","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.256","heading":"Wilful violation of act or engaging in recurring course of wilful conduct in violation of act; penalties.","body":"Sec. 6.\n\nIn an action brought under this act, if the court finds that a regulated person has wilfully violated this act, the attorney general, upon petition to the court, may recover, on behalf of the state, a civil fine not exceeding $500.00 per violation.\n\nA regulated person engaging in a recurring course of wilful conduct in violation of this act shall be fined not more than $5,000.00 for the first offense, and not more than $10,000.00, or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both, for a second or subsequent offense.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 445","Act Act-70-of-1981"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-445-256","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"e7bb5d507067ca7d8c3721c28b6cdc147f53441f30dee7eb818ade98f86a3694","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-445.255","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-445.257"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}