HOUSE BILL No. 5499


     January 27, 1998, Introduced by Reps. Raczkowski, Schauer, Martinez, DeHart, Wojno, Brater, Hammerstrom, Goschka, Jelinek, Rhead, Cherry, Gire, Crissman, Geiger, Middaugh, McBryde, Sikkema, Alley, Cropsey, Wetters, Jansen, Cassis and Voorhees and referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection.


        A bill to amend 1976 PA 331, entitled

   "Michigan consumer protection act,"

   (MCL 445.901 to 445.922) by adding section 3c.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 3C.  (1) A PERSON SHALL NOT LIST A BUSINESS NAME OR

 2    ADVERTISE AN OFFER IN A TELEPHONE DIRECTORY, IF THAT LISTING OR

 3    OFFER INCLUDES A LOCAL TELEPHONE EXCHANGE NUMBER THAT FORWARDS

 4    CALLS TO AN OUT-OF-STATE BUSINESS WITHOUT DISCLOSING THE

 5    OUT-OF-STATE ADDRESS THAT WILL RECEIVE THE FORWARDED CALL.  A

 6    PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO A CIVIL FINE OF

 7    NOT LESS THAN $100.00 OR MORE THAN $10,000.00.

 8         (2) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A TELEPHONE SERVICE PRO-

 9    VIDER OR TO THE PUBLISHER OR DISTRIBUTOR OF A TELEPHONE SERVICE

10    DIRECTORY, UNLESS THE CONDUCT PROSCRIBED IN THIS SECTION IS ON




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 1    BEHALF OF THAT TELEPHONE SERVICE PROVIDER OR THAT PUBLISHER OR

 2    DISTRIBUTOR.

 3         Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

 4    effect unless Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____

 5    (request no. 04893'97 ***) of the 89th Legislature is enacted

 6    into law.












































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