Act No. 401

Public Acts of 2000

Approved by the Governor

January 5, 2001

Filed with the Secretary of State

January 8, 2001

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 8, 2001

STATE OF MICHIGAN

90TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

Introduced by Senator Johnson

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 1106

AN ACT to amend 1935 PA 140, entitled "An act to prohibit endurance contests known as walkathons and similar endurance contests; to prescribe a penalty for the violation thereof, and to repeal Act No.65 of the Public Acts of 1933," by amending sections 1 and 2 (MCL 752.161 and 752.162).

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 1. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person shall not promote, conduct, or participate in any endurance contest known as a walkathon or similar endurance contest.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an event that begins and ends on the same day or an event that is completed within a predetermined time period of less than 12 hours.

(3) As used in this act, "person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity.

Sec. 2. A person who violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $100.00 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both. Each violation constitutes a separate and distinct offense.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Secretary of the Senate.

Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Approved

Governor.