Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1805 (2026)

Acting as agent; receiving gift or reward; penalty.

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THE REVISED SCHOOL CODE

Act 451 of 1976

380.1805 Acting as agent; receiving gift or reward; penalty.

Sec. 1805.

(1) A superintendent of public instruction, intermediate superintendent, school officer, superintendent, principal, or teacher of schools shall not act as agent for an author, publisher, or seller of schoolbooks or school apparatus, or receive a gift or reward for his or her influence in recommending the purchase or use of a schoolbook, apparatus, or furniture in this state.

(2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 or imprisonment for not more than 3 months, or both.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2019–2019 · leading case: W. Mich. Band Instruments v. Coopersville Area Pub. Sch. (6th Cir. 2019).

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W. Mich. Band Instruments v. Coopersville Area Pub. Sch. (6th Cir. 2019). “2 In its reply brief, WMBI raises a new argument that CAPS’s exclusive-vendor policy was not reasonable because it arguably violated Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1805 , which prohibits school officers and teachers, as individuals, from acting as agents of “an author, publisher, or…”

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