THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 328 of 1931
Chapter LXXXVI
UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION, RESTRAINT OF TRADE AND TRUSTS


750.553 Occupancy of building without consent; violation; penalty; exception.

Sec. 553.

    (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), an individual who occupies a building that is a single-family dwelling or 1 or both units in a building that is a 2-family dwelling and has not, at any time during that period of occupancy, occupied the property with the owner's consent for an agreed-upon consideration is guilty of a crime as follows:
    (a) For a first offense, a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000.00 per dwelling unit occupied or imprisonment for not more than 180 days, or both.
    (b) For a second or subsequent offense, a felony punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000.00 per dwelling unit occupied or imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or both.
    (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a guest or a family member of the owner of the dwelling or of a tenant.


History: Add. 2014, Act 224, Eff. Sept. 24, 2014
Compiler's Notes: Former MCL 750.553, which pertained to unfair discrimination, was repealed by Act 274 of 1984, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985.





750.554, 750.555 Repealed. 1984, Act 274, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985.


Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to unfair discrimination.





750.556 Discrimination between sexes in payment of wages.

Sec. 556.

     Any employer of labor in this state, employing both males and females, who shall discriminate in any way in the payment of wages as between sexes who are similarly employed, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. No female shall be assigned any task disproportionate to her strength, nor shall she be employed in any place detrimental to her morals, her health or her potential capacity for motherhood. Any difference in wage rates based upon a factor other than sex shall not violate this section.


History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.556 ;-- Am. 1962, Act 37, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963
Former Law: See sections 1 and 2 of Act 239 of 1919, being CL 1929, §§ 8497 and 8498.





750.557-750.560 Repealed. 1982, Act 238, Eff. Dec. 31, 1984;—1984, Act 274, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985.


Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to restraint of trade and trusts and to prohibiting the acquiring of stock to lessen competition.



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