HOUSE BILL No. 6146

 

May 6, 2010, Introduced by Reps. Slavens, Liss, Ball, Polidori, Neumann, Bauer, Spade, Womack, Constan, Robert Jones, Valentine, Barnett and Dean and referred to the Committee on Senior Health, Security, and Retirement.

 

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

 

"Public health code,"

 

by amending section 20199 (MCL 333.20199).

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 20199. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) or

 

section 20142, a person who violates this article or a rule

 

promulgated or an order issued under this article is guilty of a

 

misdemeanor , punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 for

 

each day the violation continues or, in case of a violation of

 

sections 20551 to 20554, a fine of not more than $1,000.00 for each

 

occurrence.

 


     (2) A person who violates sections 20181 to 20184 is guilty of

 

a misdemeanor , punishable by imprisonment for not more than 6

 

months , or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both.

 

     (3) In addition to any other penalty prescribed or remedy

 

provided for in this act, a person who violates section 20141 is

 

subject to an administrative fine of $1,000.00 per day for each day

 

in violation of that section. While in violation of section 20141,

 

a person shall not charge to or collect from another person or

 

otherwise collect for services provided while in violation of

 

section 20141. A person who has collected fees for services while

 

in violation of section 20141 shall refund, without demand, fees

 

collected while in violation of that section to the person charged

 

for services or, if undeliverable, shall pay fees collected while

 

in violation of that section to the state treasurer for deposit

 

into the general fund.