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Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.5477 (2026)

Violation; failure to correct violation after notice as misdemeanor; sanctions, penalties, or other provisions.

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PUBLIC HEALTH CODE


Act 368 of 1978


333.5477 Violation; failure to correct violation after notice as misdemeanor; sanctions, penalties, or other provisions.

Sec. 5477.

    (1) A person who engages in a lead-based paint activity as provided for by this part and who willfully or repeatedly violates this part or a rule promulgated under this part or a person who fails to correct the violation after notice from the department under this part is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000.00, and upon conviction for a second or subsequent offense, not more than $10,000.00, or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both. A violation of this subsection may be prosecuted by either the attorney general or the prosecuting attorney of the judicial district in which the violation was committed.

    (2) The application of sanctions under this part is cumulative and does not preclude the application of other sanctions or penalties contained in the provisions of any other federal, state, or political subdivision statute, rule, regulation, or ordinance.

    (3) This part does not diminish the responsibilities of an owner or occupant, or the authority of enforcing agents under state, county, city, municipal, or other local building, housing, or health and safety codes.

    (4) The requirements of this part are in addition to other pertinent provisions of a code listed in subsection (3).

History: Add. 1998, Act 219, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1998 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 644, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 2002

PopularName Notes:

Act 368

AdminRule Notes:

    R 325.9901 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: Am. Civil Liberties Union Of Michigan V Calhoun Cnty. (Mich. 2022).
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Am. Civil Liberties Union Of Michigan V Calhoun Cnty. (Mich. 2022). “does not apply to an order that does not alter the substance of a lawful provision that exists in the form of a statute, rule, regulation, or order at the time the order is prepared”) (emphasis added); MCL 333.5477(2) (providing that “[t]he application of sanctions [to persons…”
Am. Civil Liberties Union of Michigan v. Calhoun Cnty. (Mich. 2022). “does not apply to an order that does not alter the substance of a lawful provision that exists in the form of a statute, rule, regulation, or order at the time the order is prepared”) (emphasis added); MCL 333.5477(2) (providing that “[t]he application of sanctions [to persons…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.5477(2) — 2 cases
Am. Civil Liberties Union Of Michigan V Calhoun Cnty. (Mich. 2022). “does not apply to an order that does not alter the substance of a lawful provision that exists in the form of a statute, rule, regulation, or order at the time the order is prepared”) (emphasis added); MCL 333.5477(2) (providing that “[t]he application of sanctions [to persons…”
Am. Civil Liberties Union of Michigan v. Calhoun Cnty. (Mich. 2022). “does not apply to an order that does not alter the substance of a lawful provision that exists in the form of a statute, rule, regulation, or order at the time the order is prepared”) (emphasis added); MCL 333.5477(2) (providing that “[t]he application of sanctions [to persons…”
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