{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-445.435","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.435","heading":"Violation of act as state civil infraction; violation of MCL 445.426 as state civil infraction; penalties.","body":"Sec. 15.\n\n(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person that violates this act knowing or having reason to know that the person is violating this act is responsible for a state civil infraction and may be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $5,000.00.\n\n(2) A scrap metal dealer that knowingly violates section 6(4) is responsible for a state civil infraction and shall pay a civil fine of $500.00 for the first violation, $1,000.00 for a second violation, and $5,000.00 for a third or subsequent violation.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 445","Act Act-429-of-2008"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-445-435","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"a160a63eb25adf46a0104d765ff92d89705a8a88546c9f91b4ae89447b403ce0","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-445.433","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-445.437"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}