SENATE BILL No. 1228

May 2, 2000, Introduced by Senators DUNASKISS, HOFFMAN, MC COTTER, BENNETT

and SHUGARS and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

"Revised judicature act of 1961,"

by amending section 916 (MCL 600.916).

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 Sec. 916. (1) It is unlawful for any person to AN INDI-

2 VIDUAL SHALL NOT practice law, or to engage in the law busi-

3 ness, or in any manner whatsoever to lead others to believe

4 that he THE INDIVIDUAL is authorized to practice law or to

5 engage in the law business, or in any manner whatsoever to rep-

6 resent or designate himself OR HERSELF as an attorney and coun-

7 selor, attorney at law, or lawyer, unless the person so doing

8 INDIVIDUAL is regularly licensed and authorized to practice law

9 in this state. Any person AN INDIVIDUAL who violates the

10 provisions of this section is guilty of contempt of the supreme

11 court and of the circuit court of the county in which the

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1 violation occurred, and upon conviction is punishable as provided

2 by law. This section does not apply to a person AN INDIVIDUAL

3 who is duly licensed and authorized to practice law in another

4 state while temporarily in this state and engaged in a particular

5 matter.

6 (2) NOTWITHSTANDING SUBSECTION (1), AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE

7 OF A PERSON THAT OWNS A MOBILE HOME PARK MAY REPRESENT THE PERSON

8 IN A CIVIL ACTION RELATED TO THE MOBILE HOME PARK, REGARDLESS OF

9 WHETHER THE OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE IS LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN

10 THIS STATE.

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