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Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1601 (2026)

Short title; purpose of act.

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DRUG DEALER LIABILITY ACT


Act 27 of 1994


691.1601 Short title; purpose of act.

Sec. 1.

    (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "drug dealer liability act".

    (2) The purpose of this act is to provide for actions for civil damages against persons who participate in illegal marketing of controlled substances for injuries caused by illegal use of controlled substances in order to do all of the following:

    (a) Compensate persons injured as a result of illegal marketing of controlled substances.

    (b) Assess the cost of illegal marketing of controlled substances against persons who profit from that market.

    (c) Provide an incentive for individual abusers to identify persons from whom the abusers have acquired illegally marketed controlled substances and to seek payment for the abusers' own treatment.

History: 1994, Act 27, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2007–2018 · leading case: Schafer v. Shopko Stores, Inc., 2007 SD 116 (S.D. 2007).
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Schafer v. Shopko Stores, Inc., 2007 SD 116 (S.D. 2007). “76; Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. 691.1601 — .1619; N.”
Klean W. Hollywood, LLC v. Superior Court (Cal. Ct. App. 2018). “; Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 691.1601 , et seq.”
Klean W. Hollywood, LLC v. Superior Court of L. A. Cnty., 230 Cal. Rptr. 3d 168 (Cal. Ct. App. 5th 2018). “; Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 691.1601 , et seq.”
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