PYRAMID PROMOTIONAL SCHEME ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 186 of 2018


445.2583 Promotion or participation in pyramid promotional scheme; prohibition; penalties.

Sec. 3.

    (1) A person shall not promote or participate in a pyramid promotional scheme. A limitation as to the number of individuals who may participate or the presence of additional conditions affecting eligibility for the opportunity to receive compensation under a plan or operation does not change the identity of the plan or operation as a pyramid promotional scheme.
    (2) A person that promotes a pyramid promotional scheme is guilty of a felony punishable by 1 or more of the following:
    (a) Imprisonment for not more than 7 years.
    (b) A fine of not more than $10,000.00 per violation.
    (3) A person that knowingly participates in a pyramid promotional scheme is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.


History: 2018, Act 186, Eff. Sept. 11, 2018




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